Kabul: Strong protests against the Taliban’s move to ban women from working in NGOs in Afghanistan. The country’s women and the international community are protesting strongly against the move by the Taliban government. The Taliban’s new move is to completely ban women from working in the country’s government and private NGOs. The Taliban also ordered the cancellation of NGO licenses that allow women to work in violation of the order. A week ago, the Taliban government banned girls from higher education institutions.
International organizations, including the European Union, have protested the order banning women from working in NGOs in Afghanistan. The Taliban are committing a human rights violation by preventing women from working in NGOs. US Secretary Anthony Blinkon has responded to the action of the Taliban, which is cutting off life-saving aid for millions of people in the country. Antony said the majority of human rights workers globally are women.
The women claimed that the Taliban government deprived them of their livelihood by preventing them from working in NGOs. The women said that after the order was issued, many NGOs started the eviction process from Sunday itself. They also point out that many of the women working in NGOs are the sole breadwinners of the family. The media reported by quoting an NGO worker that instead of creating job opportunities, the Taliban government is taking steps to eliminate jobs.
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