The United Nations head has strongly condemned a Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the organisation.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres demanded Afghanistan’s rulers immediately revoke the order, saying it was discriminatory and breached international human rights law.
Female staff were “essential for UN operations” in the country, he said.
The Taliban have increasingly restricted women’s freedoms since seizing power in 2021.
There was no immediate word from their government on why the order had been issued. Foreign female UN workers are exempt.
