Taliban ban women in Afghanistan from working for NGOs

The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan They have ordered all national and international NGOs to prevent their employees from working, after “serious complaints” about non-compliance with the proper dress code, the economy ministry told AFP on Saturday.

“There have been serious complaints about the non-compliance with the use of the Islamic hijab and other rules and regulations related to women’s work in national and international organizations,” says a notification sent to all NGOs.

A ministry spokesman confirmed that the economy ministry sent the order to the NGOs.

“In case of non-compliance with the directive (…) the license of the organization that was issued by this ministry will be cancelled,” the notification specifies.

The announcement comes just four days after the Taliban government decided to indefinitely ban Afghan women from attending public and private universities in the country.

The Minister of Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem, explained in a television interview that he made this decision because the “students who were going to the university (…) did not respect the instructions on the hijab.”

“The hijab is obligatory in Islam,” she insisted, referring to the fact that women in Afghanistan must cover their faces and entire bodies.

Despite their promises to be more flexible, the Taliban have returned to their rigorous interpretation of Islam, which marked their first spell in power, between 1996 and 2001.

Since his return to power in August 2021, measures against freedoms have multiplied, mainly of women, who have been progressively excluded from public life and educational centers.

Source: Elcomercio

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