The Taliban have ordered the interruption of the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan's main cities , the capital Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif, arguing that their use represents a Western conspiracy to control the Muslim population.

According to the Guardian, Islamic guerrillas are going from door to door, threatening midwives and ordering pharmacies to clear the shelves of medicines and birth control devices .

“They came to my shop twice with guns and threatened me not to sell contraceptive pills. They control all the pharmacies in Kabul, we have stopped selling these products,” said the owner of a pharmacy.

At present, the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has not yet released any official statement on the matter.

The ban on the sale of contraceptives represents the latest attack on women's rights by the Taliban who, since coming to power in August 2021, have restricted access to education for girls and forced women out of the country. Work. Afghanistan is among the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth to and one in 14 women dies from pregnancy-related causes.

   (Unioneonline/F)