Source: Mission Network News, December 26, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Taliban in Afghanistan recently came out with another harsh restriction. Afghan women are now banned from education in nursing and midwifery\u2014the last open door for women\u2019s education in the country. Many women who were already in these educational programs suddenly found themselves turned away by their institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nehemiah with FMI says, \u201cFor many Afghan women, nursing and midwifery have historically offered great opportunities for professional development and community service. Training women in this field is not only practical but essential for ensuring access to healthcare for Afghan women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe suspension of education in these critical areas further undermines the country\u2019s ability to address its healthcare challenges, putting countless lives at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ask God to comfort Afghan women and restore their freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read the full story with prayer points<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Afghanistan has one of the world\u2019s highest rates of maternal mortality, and the UN estimates the country needs an additional 18,000 midwives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: Mission Network News, December 26, 2024 The Taliban in Afghanistan recently came out with another harsh restriction. Afghan women are now banned from education in nursing and midwifery\u2014the last open door for women\u2019s education in the country. Many women who were already in these educational programs suddenly found themselves turned away by their institutions. … Continue reading Afghanistan: Closing The Last Open Door for Women\u2019s Education<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13504,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13503\/revisions\/13504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}