Taliban letter tells NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women or face closure

It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they did not wear the Islamic headscarf correctly

Taliban fighters stand guard in Kabul, Afghanistan. Picture: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024 - 09:23

AP Reporter

The Taliban have said they will close all national and foreign non-governmental groups (NGOs) in Afghanistan employing women.

It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they did not wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.