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The women risking their lives to secretly train midwives in defiance of Taliban rules

One of the last remaining midwifery trainers in Afghanistan describes some of the nightmares facing women in labour after a Taliban ban. Arpan Rai reports

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The women risking their lives to secretly train midwives in defiance of Taliban rules

One of the last remaining midwifery trainers in Afghanistan describes some of the nightmares facing women in labour after a Taliban ban. Arpan Rai reports

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