Major international aid groups suspended their operations in Afghanistan on Sunday after the Taliban banned all foreign and domestic non-governmental organizations from employing women.
Afghanistan faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. NGOs like Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE and AfghanAid have been crucial in providing aid to millions, particularly after the country's economy collapsed following the Taliban takeover last year.— more than two-thirds of the country's population — will need humanitarian and other assistance next year.
"Beyond the impact on delivery of lifesaving assistance, this will affect thousands of jobs in the midst of an enormous economic crisis."said it would suspend all operations while the international aid group consults with the UN and other NGOs. "If NGOs are unable to employ female staff, due to existing rules in the country that essentially prevent men from delivering aid assistance to women, Afghan women will be unable to receive humanitarian and development aid directly, and we therefore lose the ability to support half the population," AfghanAid warned.
The UN warned on Saturday that the rule would "only further hurt those most vulnerable, especially women and girls."When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021 it took steps to restrict women's freedoms, despite initially claiming that they would honor women's rights
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