Overview

• The United Nations may pull out of Afghanistan in May if the Taliban does not allow local women to work for the organization.
• UN officials are negotiating with the Taliban to make exceptions to an edict barring local women from working for the organization.
• Afghanistan's economy has suffered since the Taliban takeover, desperately needing women to return to work.
• The UN says human rights are non-negotiable and has vowed to leave Afghanistan in May unless the Taliban eases restrictions.
• While the Taliban have allowed some women to work in health care, education and small businesses, the group has imposed harsh policies since taking control of Afghanistan last year.