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Alia, an Afghan mental health professional, said the Taliban’s ban on women working with NGOs hurts the vulnerable.

The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences. "No country can develop -- indeed survive -- socially and economically with half its population excluded," Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said…

The EU on Saturday condemned the Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan and said it was assessing the impact on its aid in the country. Meanwhile, officials from the United Nations and dozens of NGOs met in Kabul to discuss the situation.

AfghanAid, Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE said they could no longer effectively provide aid.

Three major international aid groups on Sunday suspended work in Afghanistan following a decision by the country's Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organizations.

Women's freedoms are further curtailed in Afghanistan, as the Taliban bans them from working for non-governmental organisations.

Some women had not adhered to Islamic dresscode, the administration claimed

Ban comes days after Taliban-run government ordered universities to suspend classes for women until further notice.

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