KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Economy (MoE)has ordered local and foreign NGOs to bar female staff from working until next notice.
The ban on women workers of NGOs was announced in a letter signed by Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif on Saturday.
Confirmed by ministry spokesperson Abdul Rahman Habib, the letter says female employees of NGOs were not allowed to work until further orders.
It argued some female workers not adhere to the Taliban administration's interpretation of Islamic dress code for women.
The latest restriction comes days after the caretaker government ordered universities to bar women, prompting . . .
