WHO Urges Taliban to Allow Female Aid Workers in Quake-Hit Afghanistan Amid ‘No Skin Contact’ Rule

Afghanistan Earthquake: The World Health Organization has urged the Taliban to allow female aid workers to operate freely in earthquake-hit regions of eastern Afghanistan, following a devastating September 1 quake that killed over 2,200 people and injured more than 3,600. Restrictions on male rescuers touching women, coupled with the scarcity of female medical staff, have left many women unable to access urgent care. WHO emphasizes that without lifting the rules barring female workers from aid roles and travel without male guardians, women remain the last to be helped in this disaster. Watch the full report for details.