KabulWomen who became unemployed after the Taliban decree banning women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the Taliban to remove the restrictions as soon as possible, Afghanistan-based Tolo News reported.
These women stressed that providing job opportunities to women is the responsibility of the Taliban. Mashhoda, who was working to support her family financially, said that knowledge and work are basic rights of every person. Mashhoda said, “Most of the breadwinners are women in Afghanistan because they have no brothers or fathers. Instead of depriving women of the right to work, the government should provide them with the opportunity to work,” according to the Tolo News report.
Sema, an employee of an organisation, urged the Taliban to “cancel the ban on women and girls working during Eid” and allow women and girls to participate in Afghanistan’s development as members of society. Meanwhile, the Taliban have said work is underway to allow women to return to work if there is a problem with sharia law.
“Work is underway in this direction. In the area where there is no problem with sharia, God willing, the situation will be favourable,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was quoted as saying by Tolo News.
Earlier, Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, said that over the past 21 months the Taliban had issued more than 50 orders against Afghan women and girls. Bennett made these remarks at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council. More than six months ago, the Taliban banned women from working in non-governmental organisations in Afghanistan.
Earlier this month, UNICEF expressed concern that if international non-governmental organizations working in the field of education are no longer allowed to operate in Afghanistan, it will greatly affect the education of children in the war-torn nation, Afghanistan-based Tolo News reported.
Reaffirming once again that every child has the right to learn, UNICEF said in a statement that Afghanistan could lose quality learning through community education within a month if international non-governmental organizations working in the field of education are no longer allowed to operate.
“As the lead agency for the education cluster in Afghanistan, UNICEF is deeply concerned by reports that more than 500,000 children, including more than 300,000 girls, could lose out on quality learning through community-based education within a month if international non-governmental organizations working in the field of education are no longer allowed to operate and if transfers to national NGOs are made without comprehensive assessment and capacity building,” UNICEF said.
Fazal Saberi, director of an NGO, expressed fear that if these NGOs were to stop operating, Afghan children’s access to education would disappear forever. Suraya Paikan, a women’s rights activist, said: “Such suspension of operations (of the NGOs) will harm Afghanistan’s education and Afghan children will be vulnerable.”
Afghanistan, under the Taliban regime, is facing its worst humanitarian crisis and women in the country are being denied their basic rights. According to an assessment by the World Food Programme, Afghanistan is one of the most food insecure countries, with nine million people affected by severe economic hardship and hunger.
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