The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan’s northwestern Herat province. The moves followed complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about mixing of genders in such places. aaa
U.N. officials in Afghanistan "received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff members" from working, a U.N. spokesperson said.
U.N. officials in Afghanistan “received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff members” from working, a U.N. spokesperson said.
Foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have begun pulling out of Afghanistan after the Taliban banned women from working for aid groups. The Taliban, through the Ministry of Economy, issued an edict on Saturday demanding all NGOs in the country to fire women employees. The Taliban said women working in NGOs have failed to adhere to the Islamic