UN condemns Taliban over ban on female Afghan workers

The Taliban have severely limited what women can do (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)

UN officials have condemned a Taliban decision to bar Afghan women from working at the agency.

Despite initial promises of a more moderate rule than during its previous stint in power, the Taliban have imposed harsh measures since taking over the country in 2021 as US and Nato forces were pulling out of Afghanistan after two decades of war.