Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN an 'internal' issue

The Taliban administration released a statement stating that the ruling "should be respected by all sides".

Afghan women chant slogans in protest against the closure of universities to women by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2022.

Afghan women chant slogans in protest against the closure of universities to women by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2022.

(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)

ByREUTERS

APRIL 12, 2023 11:56

Updated: APRIL 12, 2023 12:09

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