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Leela JACINTO

Afghanistan’s NGO ban for women exposes rifts in Taliban ranks

Photo taken on November 9, 2022, shows a poster in Kandahar ordering women to wear the veil. © Wakil Kohsar, AFP

The Taliban’s latest edict banning women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has sparked international condemnation and domestic opposition in a country facing economic collapse. It has also revealed splits within the Taliban, with potentially high-stakes risks for Afghanistan’s rulers and its people.

The last week of 2022 began with an awful shock for Sahar H, a 24-year-old Afghan aid worker, and her new year started with severe anxiety.

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