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Aid groups suspend Afghanistan operations after ban on women working for NGOs

Four international aid groups say they cannot work effectively without female staff and Red Cross warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences

Four major international aid groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the Taliban regime to ban women from working at non-governmental organisations.

Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee, the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE said on Sunday they could not effectively reach people in desperate need without the women in their workforces. The NGO ban was introduced a day earlier, allegedly because women were not wearing the Islamic headscarf correctly.

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