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'I won't give up': Australian charity leaders fear for Afghan staff after Taliban ban on female aid workers

Sydney-based charity founder Maryam Zahid fears for her staff and the people they support as she grapples with the implications of the Taliban's latest restrictions on women in Afghanistan.

Less than a week after a ban was placed on women working at aid agencies in the country, Ms Zahid was forced to close the Kabul office of her organisation, which provides humanitarian aid to vulnerable women and children.

She says the female staff at her organisation, Afghan Women on the Move, are unable to work and are terrified of reprisals.

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