INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US charge d&affaires for Afghanistan, Karen Decker, on Saturday criticized reports of a decision to close medical educational institutions
to women, saying the decision was &indefensible in any language, culture, or religion.Decker said on X that the leadership of the Islamic
Emirate in Kandahar has already risked the future of Afghanistan by preventing girls from becoming teachers or engineers.They would now
destroy it completely by preventing girls from becoming doctors or midwives
All the Afghan people will suffer
This decision must be reversed to prevent unnecessary misery,& she said.Decker added that it is difficult to see the value of the IEA
diplomacy abroad &if this is what they are selling.Recently, there have been reports that the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate ordered
the closure of medical institutes for women
The Islamic Emirate has not yet officially commented on the matter
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