The Taliban order all NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women or face closure
- The Taliban ordered all NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women or face closure, as stated in a letter from the Economy Ministry.
- This order follows a previous suspension of female employment by NGOs, due to concerns over the proper wearing of the Islamic headscarf.
- The letter warned that NGOs failing to comply would lose their license to operate in Afghanistan.
- The U.N. Security Council reported that many female Afghan humanitarian workers are being prevented from performing their essential work.
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Women have been largely erased from public spaces since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 The Taliban government has said it would close all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan that continue to employ female workers. The move marks the latest crackdown on women’s rights since the Taliban took power in 2021. The directive comes two years after the Taliban ordered a stoppage of all work done by females in i…
The Taliban vow to close all NGOs employing Afghan women
The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women, the latest crackdown on women's rights since they took power in August 2021.The announcement comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.In a letter published on X on Sunday night, the Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply wi…
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