The Taliban has begun enforcing a ban on women entering healthcare facilities unless they comply with their order to dress in a burqa, a full Islamic veil, in the city of Herat, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced earlier this month.The restriction on female patients and staff came into effect on November 5, causing a temporary drop in hospital admissions. "[This] may partly be because some women have managed to return to the hospital after obtaining a burqa," Sarah Chateau, the agency's

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