The Taliban has asked female employees in Afghanistan to send a man’s relatives to do their work, according to a report at The Guardian. One outlet employee spoke by saying he received a call from a Taliban official who asked a male employee in his place. He was quoted said that the Taliban official told him “workload in the office has increased and they need to employ a man, not us”. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year and has since been issuing several decree who replied to women’s rights.
“Since they came [in power], the Taliban has lowered me, and reduced my salary from 60,000 Afghanistan [575 pound] to AFN12,000. I know to leave his office and say that my ranking cannot be negotiated, “one of the employees of the Ministry of Finance told the outlet.
The woman said that she received a call from the Ministry of Human Resources department which asked her to recommend the replacement of the post she did for 15 years.
He holds a master’s degree in business management and is the head of the department in the ministry.
The Taliban policy has been widely criticized by global bodies, which have highlighted economic losses for the country.
“The current restrictions on women’s work have been expected to result in immediate economic losses of up to $ 1 billion – or up to 5% of Afghan GDP,” Sima Bahous, UN Executive Director Women, said in a statement in May.
“There is almost universal poverty in this country. All generations are threatened by food vulnerability and malnutrition,” the statement further said.
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