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a young women receives midwife training at a hospital in Afghanistan

Program: Afghan women barred from studying nursing and midwifery

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Women in Afghanistan will no longer be able to enter work in critical fields including midwifery, nursing, dentistry and laboratory sciences, further restricting opportunities for women in the country. ABC NewsRadio's Thomas Oriti spoke with Sara Wahedi, an Afghan-Canadian tech entrepreneur and woman's rights advocate.

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A trainee midwife examines a woman at a hospital in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, March 2, 2023.

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