Taliban have made it illegal for women to work for NGOs and attend universities.
The Taliban government’s actions in Afghanistan that target women and girls have been condemned by the UN Security Council.
Within the past week, the Taliban have outlawed women’s participation in higher education and employment by NGOs.
The Security Council’s 15 members expressed “great worry” over the increasing restrictions to education for women.
The most recent restrictions, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, “must be lifted.”
The UN Security Council urged “full, equitable, and meaningful inclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan” in a statement.
The Taliban were requested to “reopen schools and promptly remove the policies and practices, which represent a continuing deterioration of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,” according to the UN statement.
Among others, the prohibition on female humanitarian workers “would have a major and immediate impact on humanitarian activities in country.”
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