Mariza Ahmadi made a difficult choice three years ago. She had been working as a midwife at the Ahangaran family health house in Bamyan province for just one year when the Taliban seized control of the country in August 2021.

As foreign troops suddenly withdrew, life for millions of Afghans, especially women and girls descended into chaos.

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