Less than a week ago, the Taliban regime banned women from university studies.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban regime has ordered all national and international non-governmental organizations to prevent their female employees from working. The country’s Ministry of Economy told news agency AFP about it on Saturday.
The Taliban explains the prohibition of women’s work by violating dress and other rules. Non-governmental organizations were informed that there had been complaints about women wearing the hijab and not following other work-related rules and regulations.
– The Ministry of Economy calls on all organizations to stop women working for the time being, the announcement said.
Non-governmental organizations that neglected the order were threatened with having their business licenses suspended.
At least two international non-governmental organizations confirmed that they had received the notification.
Dozens of national and international NGOs continue to work in various sectors in remote areas of Afghanistan, many of whom are women.
The promise of a softer administration did not materialize
The Taliban administration banned women from university studies less than a week ago. A letter was sent to state universities and private universities, telling them that women’s university studies would be stopped immediately. The letter was signed by the minister responsible for university education Neda Mohammad Nadeem.
The Taliban, who seized power last year, promised a softer regime, but the movement has increased restrictions in all areas of women’s lives, despite international protests.
The Taliban had already barred teenage girls from high school, barred women from many government jobs, prevented women from traveling without a male relative, and ordered women to dress modestly outside the home, preferably a burqa that covers the body and face. Women are also not allowed to go to parks or gardens.
Source: AFP