Deputy UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan is arranging talks with Taliban authority, to follow He imposed restrictions on female NGO employees.
Ramiz Alekperov said that what happened will seriously affect the operations of humanitarian and relief affairs Many of our programs will suffer as we are dependent on female staff Assess humanitarian needs and identify beneficiaries.
The international aid agency, AfghanAid, said the suspension of operations took place immediately and that more than half of the population has relied on humanitarian aid, according to aid agencies.
In an official letter, the Ministry of Economy of the government of the Afghan movement announced that it had issued an order to all local and foreign NGOs not to allow women to come to work. This was also confirmed by the spokesman for the Ministry of Economy, Abdul Rahman Habib Al-Khattab Women are banned from going to work until further notice For some of them they do not adhere to the dress code set by the government for them, in the ultimate goal of women’s freedoms in the country.
“Serious complaints have been received about non-compliance with the Islamic veil and other rules and regulations relating to the work of women in local and international organizations,” the ministry responsible for approving licenses for operating non-governmental organizations said in a letter. in Afghanistan. .
The ministry also added in its letter that “in case of neglect of the directive, the organization’s license will be revoked.”
With this decision, the Taliban bans women from working in non-governmental organizations, including the health sector.
On Tuesday, the Taliban banned university education for girls in Afghanistan until further notice, meaning girls and women can only receive education at the primary level. This decision was met with international outrage, as most countries around the world condemned the oppression of Afghan women at the hands of the Taliban.
