[World Report] Afghan health under pressure 5 years after Taliban takeover

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Five years after the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan's health system faces severe challenges due to restrictions on women and girls, significant reductions in international aid, closure of health facilities, and mass population returns. These factors are undermining the fragile healthcare infrastructure.

Restrictions on women and girls, deep cuts to international aid, health-facility closures, and mass returns are mounting pressure on Afghanistan's fragile health system. Sophie Cousins reports.

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