In another drastic move to curtail women’s freedom in Afghanistan, the Taliban said it would close all national and foreign non-governmental groups employing women in the country.
In a letter published on Sunday night, Afghanistan’s Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order could lead to NGOs losing their licenses to operate in the country.
“The Ministry of Economy, as the authority to register non-Emirati institutions, is responsible for coordinating, leading and supervising all activities of domestic and foreign NGOs,” the post said in Persian.
“Therefore, once again, a follow-up circular has been issued to stop the work of female employees in non-Emirati and foreign institutions. In case of non-cooperation, all activities of the offending institution will be suspended and they will be given an activity license Will go.” Applications received from this ministry will be rejected.”
Read more Integration, leadership and monitoring of all activities of internal and external investors is correct.
A new card that has been around for over a year already It is a new product and it has just been released. This is a good idea… pic.twitter.com/kqiW7Re3an
– Ministry of Economy-Afghanistan (@economy_af) 29 December 2024
Two years later, the Taliban asked NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women because they allegedly did not wear the Islamic headscarf correctly, according to an Associated Press report.
Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan three years ago, Afghan women have been excluded from almost every area of public life, including schools, universities, most workplaces – and even parks and bathrooms. Are. The Taliban already ban women from many jobs and most public places. They have also excluded them from education beyond class six.
Previously, the Taliban had banned the construction of windows in residential buildings overlooking areas used by Afghan women. Announcing the move, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement on Twitter, “Seeing women in the kitchen, in the courtyard or collecting water from a well could lead to obscene acts.”
