The U.N. said the ban, which it believes will be actively enforced, is likely to affect the organization’s ability to mitigate the country’s dire humanitarian situation.
, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and other U.N. representatives condemned the move as “cruel,” “unlawful” and “an unparalleled violation of women’s rights.”
Bilal Karimi, a deputy Taliban spokesman, had no immediate comment, saying he was still gathering information on the issue on Wednesday evening.Meanwhile, the U.N. instructed all of its local workers, including men, not to report to their offices in Afghanistan until further notice, the organization said, citing mounting safety concerns after recent cases of “harassment, intimidation, and detention” of its female Afghan workers.
The U.N. had already raised concerns Tuesday over a looming ban on its female staff in the country, saying in a
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