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Afghanistan's Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work in latest crackdown on women's freedoms

Afghanistan's Taliban have ordered all local and foreign non-government organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter, in the latest crackdown on women's freedoms.

It comes days after the Taliban-run administration banned female students from attending universities across the country, prompting global condemnation and sparking some protests and heavy criticism inside Afghanistan.

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