Obey or leave: NGOs torn over Taleban ban on women staff
Jan 06, 2023
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 6: Aid groups say they have been "pushed against a wall" by the Taleban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left a dangerous gap in life-saving support. Afghanistan's NGOs have been instrumental in trying to address one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with half the country's population hungry and three million children at risk of malnutrition. "It is impossible for us to continue our activities in the country if we don't have women as part of our organizations at all levels," Samira Sayed-Rahman, a senior official at International Rescue Committee (IRC), told AFP.
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