Afghan women denied treatment as male doctors barred from treating female patients

An Afghan woman in Herat was denied dental treatment due to a new order from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. The ministry has reportedly banned male dentists from treating female patients. The woman's treatment was halted mid-procedure, and she was told it could not be completed.

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