gave The Taliban They say they will shut down all domestic and foreign non-governmental groups. Afghanistan Employed women. This came two years after he asked NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they did not wear Islamic headscarves properly.
X In a letter published on Sunday night, the Ministry of Economy warned that NGOs could be penalized for failing to comply with the latest decree. You will lose your license to work in Afghanistan.
The ministry said it is responsible for registration, coordination, leadership and monitoring of all activities carried out by domestic and foreign organizations.
According to the letter, the government is once again ordering women to stop working in Taliban-controlled establishments.
“In case of lack of cooperation, all activities of the institution will be canceled and the activity license of the institution, granted by the ministry, will also be cancelled.”
This is the latest attempt by the Taliban to control or interfere with NGO activities.
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Earlier this month, the UN Security Council heard that a growing proportion of female Afghan human rights workers are being prevented from doing their work even though aid work is essential.
According to Tom Fletcher, a senior UN official, there has also been an increase in the proportion of humanitarian organizations whose male or female staff have been detained by the Taliban's morality police.
The Taliban deny that they are preventing aid agencies from doing their work or interfering with their activities.
They have already barred women from many jobs and most public spaces, and have excluded them from education beyond the sixth grade.
In another development, Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has ordered that buildings should not have windows where women can sit or stand.
According to the four-clause order posted on X late Saturday, the order applies to new buildings as well as existing buildings.
Windows should not overlook or overlook areas such as the yard or kitchen. Where a window overlooks such a space, the person responsible for the property must find a way to obscure the view by putting up a wall, fence or screen to “remove the damage”.
The decree added that municipalities and other authorities should monitor the construction of new buildings to install windows that overlook residential properties or more.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing was not immediately available for comment on Akhundzada's instructions.
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