Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban.Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying.

Afghans living abroad are flocking back to visit relatives for the first time since the Taliban takeover. Draconian restrictions on women are not top of mind.

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are reported to have banned medical schools from admitting female students, removing the last remaining opportunity for women to pursue higher education. The decree issued by the reclusive Taliban leader,