Suspend female staff or face action, NGOs warned

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Economy (MoE) has reiterated its directive to domestic and foreign NGOs to suspend female Afghan staffers.

The ministry warned violations of the orders could lead to the suspension of the NGOs involved and the revocation of their licences.

Two years ago, MoE ordered all non-governmental organisations to halt the employment of women until further notice.

In a recent post on X, the ministry emphasised its responsibility for overseeing and regulating NGOs.

"The directive has been reissued. A failure to comply will result in suspension and revocation of the institutions’ licences," the statement said.

Abdul Rahman Habib, MoE spokesperson, confirmed in a video message that the directive had been sent to all relevant institutions.

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