KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN Security Council has renewed its call acting government for the immediate lifting of all restrictions on Afghan girls and women.
At a closed meeting on Friday, the powerful UN body discussed the ban on women working for local and international NGOs, the Associated Press reported.
Eleven of the 15 UNSC members said women aid workers played an essential role on dealing with the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Malta, Switzerland, Britain, the United States and the United Arab Emirates issued the call in a joint statement.
Japanese Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane, flanked . . .
