Kabul: Strong protests once morest the Taliban’s move to ban women from working in NGOs in Afghanistan. The women of the country and the international community are strongly protesting once morest the move of the Taliban government. The Taliban’s new move is to completely ban women from working in government and private NGOs in the country. The Taliban has also ordered the cancellation of the licenses of NGOs that allow women to work in violation of the order. A week ago, the Taliban government banned girls from higher education institutions.
International organizations including the European Union have protested once morest the order banning women from working in NGOs in Afghanistan. The Taliban is committing a human rights violation by preventing women from working in NGOs. US Secretary Anthony Blinkon has responded to the Taliban’s action, which is disrupting life-saving aid for millions of people in the country. Antony said that the majority of those involved in human rights work globally are women.
The women said the Taliban government had deprived them of their livelihood by barring them from working in NGOs. The women said that following the order was issued, many NGOs started the process of evicting them from Sunday itself. They also point out that many of the women working in NGOs are the sole breadwinners of the family. The media reported quoting an NGO worker that instead of creating job opportunities, the Taliban government is taking steps to eliminate jobs.
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