Blinken: The Taliban’s ban on women working will affect the flow of aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that the Taliban’s decision to ban women from working in non-governmental organizations will disrupt aid delivery and could be “devastating” for Afghanistan.

Blinken tweeted on Sunday that he was “deeply concerned about the Taliban’s ban on women’s work and its impact on the delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, as it will cut off vital and life-saving assistance for millions of people.”

The extremist movement has imposed on foreign organizations operating in Afghanistan not to hire women.

No work for women

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.

Economy Ministry spokesman Abd al-Rahman Habib al-Khattab also confirmed that women are banned from going to work until further notice because some of them do not respect the dress code imposed on them by the government, in the latest target of women’s freedoms in the country.

“Serious complaints have been received regarding non-compliance with the Islamic veil and other rules and regulations related to the work of women in local and international organizations,” she said in a letter the ministry responsible for approving licenses for operating non-governmental organizations 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.

ban on girls’ education

On Tuesday, the Taliban banned college education for girls in Afghanistan until further notice, which means that girls and women can only receive primary level education.

This decision was met with international outrage, as most countries around the world condemned the repression of Afghan women at the hands of the Taliban.

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