They were reacting to reports that the Taliban had closed down institutes for women training as nurses and midwives

The European Union says the Taliban's latest reported decision represented another appalling violation of fundamental human rights.

The Taliban has banned women from training as nurses and midwives in Afghanistan, striking another blow to female health and education.

A promotion for the general who became known as the last U.S. soldier out of Afghanistan was approved by the Senate after a Republican senator briefly delayed the vote.

The Senate voted to approve the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, that had been held by Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

The Senate confirmed the promotion of Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the last American soldier out of Afghanistan, to commander of U.S. Army Europe-Africa.