Pak Sahafat – The Taliban government ordered domestic and international non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan to immediately prohibit female employees from coming to work until further notice.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency’s report from the website of the Afghan television network Amo, this action was carried out four days after the Taliban banned women from attending universities. An action that provoked a global protest.
The Taliban Ministry of Finance issued the order on Saturday afternoon and warned in an official letter that the work permits of organizations that do not implement the order will be revoked.
In response to this order of the Taliban, the United Nations announced in a statement on Saturday night that it is “deeply concerned” about the ban on the presence and continued activity of female employees of non-governmental organizations.
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The statement added that such an order violates the most fundamental rights of women and is also a clear violation of humanitarian principles.
The United Nations, stating that it will seek to meet with the Taliban leadership to gain clarity on the reported order, emphasized that women should be able to play a vital role in all aspects of life, including humanitarian affairs.
The United States has said it is looking to take additional measures to pressure the Taliban and further isolate the group’s radical rulers over their “appalling” decision to suspend Afghan women’s participation in university education, US news outlets reported. Washington has also rejected any easing of existing sanctions, including a foreign travel ban on Taliban diplomats.
Despite repeated promises in the past that they will respect the basic rights of all Afghans, the Taliban have increasingly denied women the right to public life.