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Taliban bans female NGO staff in Afghanistan, water cannon disperses women protesters

Afghan university students chant slogans and hold placards during a protest against the ban on university education for women, in Quetta, Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2022. [Courtesy of AP]

The Taliban rulers Saturday ordered domestic and international nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan to immediately ban female staff from coming to work "until further notice."

The ministry of finance warned in a formal letter that work permits of organizations that failed to implement the order would be canceled.

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