Taliban imposed Sharia on women, UN gave this strong message

UN On Taliban Women Jobs: The United Nations has come under fire after the Taliban imposed Sharia law on Afghan women and denied them jobs and education. The United Nations has considered this as an attack on the freedom of women and has asked the government of Afghanistan to immediately remove this ban. Condemning increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that the country's Taliban rulers should immediately roll back these restrictions. He pointed to the "terrible consequences" of the decision to bar women from working for NGOs.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement issued in Geneva that no country can develop socially and economically by excluding half of its population. "Not only will these restrictions on women and girls add to the suffering of all Afghans, but I fear they pose a risk well beyond Afghanistan's borders," she said. Turk said that banning women from working for NGOs would deprive them and their families of income and deprive them of the right to "contribute positively" to the country's development. "The ban will significantly reduce the ability of these NGOs to provide essential services on which many Afghans depend," he said.

Despite initially promising a more liberal regime that respected the rights of women and minorities, the Taliban have strictly enforced Islamic law, the Sharia, and imposed many restrictions on women. He has banned girls from attending middle school and high school, barred women from most employment and ordered them to cover themselves head-to-toe when outside. The Taliban have also banned women from visiting parks and gyms.