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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

Save the Children, others suspend Afghanistan efforts after Taliban ban on female staff

The ban was imposed after the administration said some women had not adhered to the Islamic dress code

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Four international aid agencies including Save the Children are suspending humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s ban on female workers.

The administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) not to let female staff work until further notice.

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