09:43, 20 февраля 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA
The Taliban banned the sale of contraceptives in the two largest cities in Afghanistan. They claim that their use by women is a western conspiracy to control the Muslim population. The Guardian reported.
According to the news agency, the Taliban has been going door to door, threatening midwives and ordering pharmacies to clear their shelves of all birth control medicines and devices. Local pharmacy owners, midwives and activists confirmed that they were receiving threats. The Taliban patrolling the streets of Kabul are calling contraception and family planning a «Western influence» that needs to be eliminated.
Pharmacists from in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif confirmed that they have been ordered not to stock any birth control medicines. They are afraid to sell the existing stock.
The Taliban movement announced the establishment of full control over the entire territory of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Diplomatic missions accredited in the country organized evacuation of their citizens.