Taliban rulers of Afghanistan say that all NGOs providing employment to women will be closed. taliban news

The Economy Ministry has warned that any NGO that does not comply will have its activities suspended and its license cancelled.

The Taliban government says it will close all national and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that employ women in Afghanistan.

In a letter published on Sunday night, the country’s economy ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order could lead to NGOs losing their licenses to operate in Afghanistan.

The directive came two years after the government told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, reportedly because they did not follow the administration’s interpretation of the Islamic dress code for women.

The Ministry of Economy stated that it is responsible for registering, coordinating, leading and supervising all activities carried out by national and foreign organizations.

According to the letter, the government is once again ordering a halt to the work of all women in institutions not controlled by the Taliban. “In case of lack of cooperation, all activities of that institution will be canceled and the activity license of that institution granted by the ministry will also be cancelled,” it said.

Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, women have been largely removed from public spaces, prompting the United Nations to condemn “gender apartheid” instituted by the administration.

Taliban authorities have banned post-primary education for girls and women, banned employment, and blocked access to parks and other public spaces. The group originally said the ban on post-primary education was a “temporary suspension” that would be resolved after establishing a safe environment for girls to attend school, but no changes have been made so far.

Earlier this month, the UN Security Council was informed that increasing numbers of female Afghan humanitarian workers are being prevented from carrying out their duties, despite the critical need for relief operations.

Tom Fletcher, a senior UN official, said that there has been an increase in the number of humanitarian organizations whose male or female staff have been blocked by the Taliban government.

The Taliban denies that it is obstructing aid agencies or interfering in their operations, and defends its actions as necessary to maintain it.
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The group also denied that it had imposed a blanket ban on women’s activities and highlighted that approximately 9,000 work permits had been issued.
Women were released after the Taliban took over and many women were part of the Afghan workforce.

In another development, Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhunzada has ordered that buildings should not have windows where a woman can sit or stand.

The order applies to new buildings as well as existing buildings, according to a four-section decree posted on Twitter over the weekend.

Windows should not overlook or overlook areas like the yard or the kitchen. Where a window overlooks such a space, the person responsible for the property must find a way to obscure this view by installing a wall, fence or screen to “eliminate the harm”.

The decree states that municipalities and other authorities should monitor the construction of new buildings to avoid installing peephole windows on residential properties.

A recent law prohibits Afghan women from singing or reciting poetry in public. Some local radio and television stations have also stopped broadcasting female voices.