Afghanistan: Security destabilized and Taliban’s ban on women continues amid int’l condemnation

On the Educational level, last week, the ban on girls’ higher education and women employees of NGOs triggered widespread reactions, with the acting minister of interior saying work is underway on a reasonable and permanent solution.

“Banning Afghan women working for aid agencies and locking them out of schools and universities harms millions in Afghanistan and is preventing critical help reaching Afghan men, women and children.”, UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel said.

Save the Children feared many minors would be forced to work in Afghanistan due to the Taliban-imposed restrictions. The UN also warned the Taliban ban would have a serious impact on humanitarian aid efforts in Afghanistan. However, about 86 percent activities of 151 organisations either halted or limited due to the ban on women workers, according to the UN.

On the security level, last week, at least 40 people were killed and 21 others wounded in different incidents across the country. Media outlets reported that 14 people were killed and 18 more wounded as a result of a blast at the gate to the military airport in Kabul last week.

At least 29 people were killed and 14 wounded in different incidents of violence in the country the week before last week, according to reports.