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The government’s decree, barring women from work in local and international relief organizations, threatens critical assistance for millions of people.
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last year followed by economic sanctions and other restrictions from the international community precipitated a dire humanitarian crisis. Afghan women and children, particularly girls, have been hit the hardest. After two decades of hard-won gains, Afghan women have seen their rights evaporate before their eyes and young girls’ dreams for their futures have been squashed. Meanwhile, the country’s economic crisis has left nearly the entire population in hunger, with limited access to health care and other basic needs.