Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from working for NGOs
Source: BBC
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from working for NGOs
24 December 2022
By James FitzGerald & Haniya Ali
BBC News
Women's freedoms have been further curtailed in Afghanistan, after the Taliban barred them from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
The Islamist rulers said female NGO employees had been breaking Sharia law by failing to wear the hijab.
It comes days after female students were banned from universities - the latest restriction on their education since the Taliban regained power.
Women prevented from going to work told the BBC of their fear and helplessness.
One said she was the main earner in her household, and asked: "If I cannot go to my job, who can support my family?"
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