Afghanistan’s Taliban ordered all native and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to cease feminine workers from coming to work, based on an economic system ministry letter, Reuters reported. The newest crackdown on girls’s rights within the nation comes because the letter stated the feminine workers weren’t allowed to work till additional discover as a result of some had not adhered to the administration’s interpretation of Islamic costume code for girls.
It comes days after the Taliban ordered universities to shut to girls, prompting sturdy international condemnation and sparking some protests and heavy criticism inside Afghanistan.
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Earlier, Related Press reported that Taliban safety forces used a water cannon to disperse girls protesting the ban on college training. Afghan girls have been demonstrating in main cities towards the ban, a uncommon signal of protest because the Taliban seized energy final 12 months.
There was widespread worldwide condemnation of the college ban as nicely, together with from international locations similar to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, in addition to warnings from the US and the G-7 that the coverage could have penalties for the Taliban.