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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Arpan Rai

UN confirms female staff being blocked by Taliban from working on earthquake response in Afghanistan

A UN worker assists an Afghan woman and her daughter after they were deported from Iran - (Getty)

The UN is urging the Taliban to stop restricting its local female staff from coming to work in Afghanistan, warning it is interfering with critical relief work for earthquake victims.

According to an advisory issued by the UN’s safety and security department, the Taliban deployed armed guards outside its Kabul compound over the weekend who “actively prevented” Afghan female staff members from coming into work.

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