Three big international aid agencies — including Save the Children — have said they were suspending their humanitarian programs in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban-run administration’s order to stop female employees from working.
Key points:
- The suspension comes at a time when more than half the population relies on humanitarian aid
- Taliban spokesperson says all institutions wanting to operate in Afghanistan are obliged to comply with the rules
- Qatar expressed “extreme concern” over the order, calling on the Afghan administration to reconsider
On Saturday, local time, the administration ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to send female staff home until further notice because some had not adhered to the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic dress-code for women, a move that has been condemned globally.
Three NGOs — Save the Children, Norwegian…
