Taliban Enforcers Threaten Doctors at Herat Maternity Hospital Over Contraceptives
Taliban muhtasebs from the Amr bil Ma'ruf and Nahi anil Munkar raided a maternity hospital in Herat on Hamal 15, threatening doctors for providing birth control pills and condoms to women.
The enforcers closed sections of the hospital dedicated to maternal and child services. They interrogated female doctors and staff over their hijab, despite the women already wearing it, and forced patients to don the specific hijab mandated by the Taliban.
The muhtasebs warned the doctors of stricter action if they continued distributing contraceptives. The raid has caused alarm among hospital staff and patients.
The incident aligns with prior statements by Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, who has reported that the Taliban have imposed restrictions depriving women of access to health services.
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