Aid groups that provide critical humanitarian assistance to millions of Afghans began suspending operations in the country in response to the decision by the Taliban to ban women from working in most aid organizations
KABUL—Aid groups that provide critical humanitarian assistance to millions of Afghans began suspending operations in the country Sunday in response to the weekend decision by the Taliban to ban women from working in most aid organizations.
The majority of Afghans—some 28 million people—are dependent on international aid, according to the United Nations. It is now unclear whether that aid can continue after the country’s hard-line Taliban leadership said Saturday that women would no longer be allowed to work for nongovernmental organizations.
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