The letter says the female employees were not allowed to work until further notice because some had not adhered to the administration's interpretation of Islamic dress code for women.
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter, in the latestThe letter, confirmed by economy ministry spokesperson Abdulrahman Habib, said the female employees were not allowed to work until further notice because some had not adhered to the administration’s interpretation of Islamic dresscode for women.
It was not immediately clear how the order would affect United Nations agencies, which have a large presence in Afghanistan delivering services amid the country’s humanitarian crisis. When asked whether the rules included U.N. agencies, Habib said the letter applied to organisations under Afghanistan’s coordinating body for humanitarian organisations, known as ACBAR. That body does not include the United Nations, but includes over 180 local and international NGOs.
However, the United Nations often contracts with NGOs registered in Afghanistan to carry out its humanitarian work.
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