After education ban, Taliban orders NGOs to stop female employees from coming to work

In the latest crackdown on women's freedom, Taliban has ordered all local and foreign NGOs to stop female employees from coming to work.

According to Reuters, a letter by the country's economy ministry says female employees are prohibited to work until further notice because some had not adhered to the administration's interpretation of Islamic dresscode for women.

It comes days after the Taliban ordered universities to close to women, prompting strong global condemnation and sparking some protests and heavy criticism inside Afghanistan.

Earlier, Associated Press reported that Taliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education. Afghan women have been demonstrating in major cities against the ban, a rare sign of protest since the Taliban seized power last year.

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