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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

Afghan rulers urged to reverse ban on women aid workers

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A strong majority of the U.N. Security Council urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Friday to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women.

The council then went into a closed meeting to discuss the Taliban’s latest ban on woman working for humanitarian groups, a move that is exacerbating the already critical humanitarian crisis in the country.

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