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'I worked day and night to become a doctor. I was so close!': Afghan women's health is put at risk by the Taliban

'Voices of Afghan Women' (4/6). Only women can care for women, yet Afghanistan is no longer training female doctors, nurses, or midwives. As a result, women's access to healthcare is becoming increasingly difficult, sometimes with tragic consequences, and undermines their mental health, as they told our special correspondent in Kabul.
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