TO GO WITH 'Afghanistan-conflict-women-health', FOCUS by Elise Blanchard
In this picture taken on October 1, 2020, women wait with their children at a government-run maternity clinic in a rural area of Dand district in Kandahar province. - Since the drawdown of foreign forces began in Afghanistan -- now all but complete -- and a subsequent escalation of Taliban violence, there have been signs that already limited maternity care could be even further restricted, as thousands of women are displaced and roads become increasingly dangerous. (Photo by Elise BLANCHARD / AFP) / TO GO WITH 'Afghanistan-conflict-women-health', FOCUS by Elise Blanchard