UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban
Across Afghanistan, temperatures are plunging to as low as -17C and even lower in mountainous areas.
Some aid agencies have temporarily suspended their operations. The ruling is the latest in a raft of rules in recent months which also banned women from attending university, socialising in public parks, or even going to women-only gyms. "While the majority of our programmes remain on hold, we are restarting some activities - such as health, nutrition and some education services - where we have received clear, reliable assurances from relevant authorities that our female staff will be safe and can work without obstruction," announced Save the Children in a statement this week.
These aren't just concerns of the outside world. In one province after another, tribal leaders and religious scholars have been imploring Taliban leaders to open girls' secondary schools and provide more opportunities for work. This high-level UN delegation started their mission by first visiting Afghanistan's neighbours, as well as to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to underscore what the UN has called "the importance of the international community speaking with one voice with a unified approach".Women watch as the Taliban education minister justifies making universities male-only
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