UN demands Taliban reverse women bans

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 29, 2023 12:27 am

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday (Friday in

Manila) calling on Taliban authorities to 'swiftly reverse' all restrictive measures against women, condemning, in particular, its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations.

ARCHAIC WAYS Taliban security personnel inspect a mangled private bus after it met with an accident on the Kandahar-Kabul highway in Daman district of Kandahar province on April 27, 2023. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on Taliban authorities to ‘swiftly reverse’ all restrictive measures against women, condemning, in particular, its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations. AFP PHOTO

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