Create account

Coverage dated December 29, 2024

Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women

Headline from Voice of America

The Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order would lead to NGOs losing their license to operate in Afghanistan

Voice of America's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ministry of Economy warns that any NGO that does not comply will have its activities suspended and its licence revoked.

  2. Washington Times

    The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.

  3. Triblive

    Taliban says it will close all NGOs employing Afghan women (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.

  4. Voice of America

    Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    The Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order would lead to NGOs losing their license to operate in Afghanistan

  5. Los Angeles Times

    The Taliban says it will close all NGOs employing Afghan women (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The government was once again ordering the stoppage of all female work in institutions not controlled by the Taliban, it said in a published letter.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women | Since Then