After university, Taliban forbid women to work in nongovernmental organisations

Islamist leaders said employees in NGOs have violated the Sharia law, failing to keep the hyjab.

This decision of the Taliban was taken several days after women were banned from secondary schooling at universities.

One of the women for the BBC said she keeps the house and if she can't go to work, then who will help her family.

This news is shocking and I'm confused about what's going to happen to my life”, said another woman, who insisted that she is adhering to the Taliban dress code.

“Bota is looking at us and he's doing nothing”, says another interview, where because of their protection, the BBC did not make public the names of those interviewed, notes Kankosova.tv.

The United Nations and some countries have condemned the decision, which turns Afghanistan into the first period of Taliban rule when girls could not receive formal education.

The UN Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan said it was “a new level that further violates the right to equal education and deepens the elimination of women from Afghan society”.

The United States said such action “would come with consequences for Taliban”.

The Taliban cannot expect to be a legitimate member of the international community until they respect everyone's rights in Afghanistan. No country can thrive when half of its population has been reined in”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.