Kabul: Women in Afghanistan said that they have been stopped by the Taliban from returning to work, despite their willingness to work.
Women in Afghanistan have demanded the right to return to government jobs, reported TOLOnews.
Shugufa Najibi, who completed a master’s degree in law from India and had been working in the Afghan parliament for about 10 years, she said, “When I went to the office, they stopped me. I asked ‘Why? Your officials say women can work?’ When I left, they told me through my colleagues to not come anymore.”
According to data by Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), more than 5,000 women were working in the military sector in Afghanistan.
Hanisfa Hamdar, who is a former police officer and worked at Kabul Police District 8 expressed that she is worried about her future. She said, “I am a widow. I have four children. How should find food if I don’t go to work?”
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