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Kabul: G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a ban on women in Afghanistan working for non-governmental organizations and the United Nations.
“We call for the immediate reversal of unacceptable decisions restricting human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the latest bans prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs and the UN,” the top diplomats said in a statement after two days of talks in Japan.
The group also called on Afghan authorities’ to fulfill the rights of women and girls to education and work.
Afghan authorities triggered international outrage following ban on women working for non-governmental organisations including the UN.
They have rejected criticism over the move, saying it is an internal issue that should be “respected by all sides.”
Meanwhile the UN says it cannot comply with the ban as it is “unlawful under international law, including the UN Charter”.
