Afghanistan: Taliban orders NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban announced the latest decision two years after they asked NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women,...

Richard Bennett urges Taliban to lift ban on women working in NGO

Richard Bennett has urged the Taliban to lift the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations.

Afghan economy impacted by ban on women working in NGOs: OCHA

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report that the ban on women...

"UN aid will be affected by ban on female employees at NGOs"

As the Taliban banned female employees from working at NGOs, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for...

OIC asks Taliban to reconsider ban on women from working for NGOs

The statement was issued by OIC in its final communique of the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive...

UNSC to discuss Taliban's ban on female NGO workers: Report

Japan and the United Arab Emirates have requested a closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council on...

11.6mn women, girls in Afghanistan not receiving vital aid: US

On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs)....

Taliban's targeting of NGOs deplorable, say UN experts

Just four days after the Taliban banned women and girls from attending universities, on December 24, the acting...

Afghanistan among eight countries worst hit by hunger: Report

Afghanistan is among the eight countries worst hit by hunger. The number of people facing severe hunger in...

UNHCR seeks reversal of ban of women aid workers in Afghanistan

More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and...

Blinken calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women working in NGOs

Antony Blinken urged Taliban to reverse their decision of barring women from working in NGOs.

Afghanistan: A no women's land

Ever since the American forces left Afghanistan in August 2021, and the Taliban grasped power, the country gradually...