The top U.N. official in Kabul met with a Taliban government minister in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, following a decision by the country’s new rulers to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations, the U.N. mission said.
“Millions of Afghans need humanitarian assistance and removing barriers is vital,” the U.N. said, without providing more details about the meeting. The Economy Ministry spokesman, Abdul Rahman Habib, told The Associated Press the meeting was arranged after Hanif issued the NGO order.
Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee, the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE have been providing essential services and support amid plummeting living conditions. The Taliban takeover in mid-August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces were in the final weeks of their pullout after 20 years of war, sent Afghanistan’s economy into a tailspin and transformed the country, driving millions into poverty and hunger. Foreign aid stopped almost overnight.Sanctions on the Taliban rulers, including a halt on bank transfers and the freezing of billions in Afghanistan’s foreign assets have already restricted access to global institutions.
Earlier last week, Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities stopped university education for women, sparking international outrage and demonstrations in Afghan cities.
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