{"id":383843,"date":"2026-10-01T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/talibans-ban-on-women-studying-medicine-raises-fears-for-afghanistans-future\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:38","slug":"talibans-ban-on-women-studying-medicine-raises-fears-for-afghanistans-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/talibans-ban-on-women-studying-medicine-raises-fears-for-afghanistans-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban&#8217;s ban on women studying medicine raises fears for Afghanistan&#8217;s future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/esJlLCF6k1Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Taliban's ban on women studying medicine raises fears for Afghanistan's future\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/esJlLCF6k1Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As part of the Taliban\u2019s clampdown, women can no longer study in medical institutions. <\/p>\n<p>There are still some women working in Afghanistan\u2019s hospitals &#8211; treating women and babies but the ban means no women can train now. It is a grim prospect for the future in a country where women can only really be treated by women. <\/p>\n<p>The Taliban&#8217;s international spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkh, told ITV News International Editor Emma Murphy, &#8216;7th grade and beyond is suspended and women can make use of other methods of education available.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>#afghanistan #womensrights #womenshealth #afghanwomen #afghan #worldnews<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Taliban\u2019s clampdown, women can no longer study in medical institutions. There are still some women working in Afghanistan\u2019s hospitals &#8211; treating women and babies but the ban means no women can train now. 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