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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lucy Skoulding

Afghanistan aid at risk from Taliban ban on women NGO workers, UN warns

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The lead humanitarian coordinator for the UN has said aid supplied by the organisations cannot continue if the Taliban doesn’t lift its ban preventing women working for humanitarian agencies in Afghanistan.

Martin Griffiths, the head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said he is willing to look at workarounds on the ban, but a possible developing standoff could lead to significant levels of aid being cut.

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