Taliban orders NGOs to fire female workers

Women have been largely erased from public spaces since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021

January 1, 2024

The Taliban government has said it would close all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan that continue to employ female workers. The move marks the latest crackdown on women’s rights since the Taliban took power in 2021.

The directive comes two years after the Taliban ordered a stoppage of all work done by females in institutions not controlled by the Taliban.

In a letter published on X on Sunday, the Economy Ministry warned that NGOs failing to comply with the order would lose their licenses to operate in Afghanistan.

“In case of lack of cooperation, all activities of that institution will be cancelled and the activity license of that institution, granted by the ministry, will also be cancelled,” the document shared by the ministry says.

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