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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe decree comes amid alarming statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), which estimates that nearly half of Afghanistan\u2019s population suffers from mental health problems due to decades of war, poverty, unemployment, and lack of social welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In its statement, the Taliban ministry referred to patients as \u201cmad\u201d and claimed the program aims to create a \u201chealthy and problem-free society.\u201d Yet, experts stress that the roots of Afghanistan\u2019s mental health crisis lie in harsh economic realities and severe social restrictions, particularly on women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by Pajhwok, Taliban health officials have acknowledged that Afghanistan has only about 1,100 therapists and 130 psychiatrists, far below the estimated need for at least 3,000 specialists. Meanwhile, widespread restrictions on women under Taliban rule have fueled rising levels of depression and anxiety among Afghan women, many of whom resort to excessive use of sedatives such as trimipramine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the decree emphasizes free treatment, the exclusion of women and ongoing social and political crises have deepened concerns over Afghanistan\u2019s worsening mental health emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes amid a recent UNICEF warning that the return of two million Afghan refugees is expected to worsen the country’s education crisis. The agency reported that over 2.2 million adolescent girls will be out of school by the end of 2025 due to the ban on girls’ education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The report highlights that the ban not only denies girls the right to education but also restricts personal growth, social interaction, and the possibility of building a future.School supplies<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNICEF also expressed concern over rising mental health challenges, early marriages, and increased birth rates, linking these issues to the continued exclusion of girls from schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Taliban\u2019s supreme leader has issued a decree ordering the collection and transfer of mentally ill patients across Afghanistan to the Red Crescent for free treatment. However, reports indicate that the initiative has so far only included men, leaving women in critical psychological conditions without access to care. According to Independent Persian, the Ministry for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":133892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329","service":"facebook","timestamp":1758278557,"status":"error"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[15010,15006,15005,15007],"class_list":["post-133889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","tag-ban-on-education-of-girls","tag-exclusion-of-women","tag-mental-health-treatment","tag-taliban-leader"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-140921.png\")
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