UN Seeks to Aid Afghanistan Despite Taliban Restrictions and Funding Woes

The UN will continue operating in Afghanistan and providing humanitarian aid despite the Taliban banning female staff and restricting women's rights.
Funding for the UN's Afghanistan appeals have only received 6% of the requested $4.6 billion, raising concerns about the country's stability.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that women and girls in Afghanistan face "unprecedented systemic attacks" on their rights.
The UN held closed-door talks with world powers in Qatar to determine whether and how to continue UN activities in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
The Taliban rejected the UN's demands to reverse restrictions on women and condemned their exclusion from the Doha conference, posing a dilemma for engaging with the Taliban while protecting rights.