Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration ordered all local and foreign NGOs to stop female employees from working, in a move the UN said would hit humanitarian operations just as winter grips a country already in economic crisis. | Reuters
Both decisions are the latest restrictions on women that are likely to undermine the Taliban-run administration’s efforts to gain international recognition and clear sanctions that are severely hampering the economy.
“Many of our programs will be affected,” he said, because they need female staff to assess humanitarian need and identify beneficiaries, otherwise they will not be able to implement aid programs. “There’s never a right time for anything like this … but this particular time is very unfortunate because during winter time people are most in need and Afghan winters are very harsh,” said Alakbarov.He said his office would consult with NGOs and UN agencies on Sunday, December 25, and seek to meet with Taliban authorities for an explanation.
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