Taliban name first women to leadership positions in health sector

by ANKASAM Ekip 02/02/2022

02/02/2022

epa09556504 Afghan women listen to a speech by Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid, during an event organized by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Mines, to encourage businessmen to invest in the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 October 2021. Afghanistan is facing a potential humanitarian crisis. Some 18 million people or half of the population need humanitarian assistance, theUnited Nations has said. UN Development Program fears that 97 percent of the Afghans could plunge into poverty by mid-next year. EPA/STRINGER

The Taliban announced the appointment of women to leadership positions for the first time since coming to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Zabihullah Mujahid in social media posts said that so far the talk is only about the healthcare sector, Report informs.

The head of the interim cabinet appointed Dr. Malalai Rahim as the director of the Malalai specialized maternity hospital in Kabul, the only obstetric and gynecological institution of its kind in Afghanistan. And Dr. Arian was appointed director of a gynecological clinic in the Shahrara quarter in Kabul.

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Taliban name first women to leadership positions in health sector

The Taliban announced the appointment of women to leadership positions for the first time since coming to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

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