Afghan women told to ‘go home’ after de facto ban on male doctors treating them
The unofficial Taliban restriction has forced women into desperate and absurd situations as they seek medical help, according to interviews given to the Guardian and Zan Times Farida*, 37, woke up in excruciating pain one night with a toothache.
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- Like many migrants forced to return, they have struggled to find work and income.
- My molars on both sides of my mouth were severely damaged.
In their straitened circumstances, visiting a doctor has become a luxury but the pain forced Farida to a dental clinic in the Bakrabad area of Herat in early July.
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