Taliban Orders NGOs to Cease Employing Women or Face Shutdown

The directive intensifies restrictions on Afghan women, barring them from NGO roles and further eroding their public presence.

• The Taliban has mandated that all national and international NGOs in Afghanistan stop employing women or risk losing their operating licenses.
• This move follows a 2022 directive that suspended Afghan women from NGO work, citing alleged noncompliance with Islamic dress codes.
• The Ministry of Economy, responsible for NGO oversight, issued the order, warning of license cancellations for noncompliance.
• The Taliban has already excluded women from most jobs, education beyond sixth grade, and many public spaces since returning to power in 2021.
• In a related decree, the Taliban banned windows in buildings overlooking areas where women might be visible, citing concerns over 'obscene acts.'

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