INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jan Egeland, the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has actually composed a letter to the governor and members of Ulema
Council in Kandahar, requiring the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to reverse its ban on ladies working for non-governmental companies
Speaking in an interview with Ariana News that was relayed on Friday, Egeland stated they would resume operations with ladies observing
Islamic principles and Afghan culture if IEA allows them to work for NGOs
& Giving help just to males would be bad aid, and we would be a bad employer
It is not that we are suspending work
We have actually been required to visit this edict, and it is the first time in 20 years that we have actually been totally paralyzed, &
Egeland said.He said that the ban on ladies & s work is against IEA & s promises
& This is likewise versus the guarantees from top-level Taliban (IEA) leaders in Doha, in Oslo, in Islamabad and here in Afghanistan where
we operated in Taliban-controlled areas for more than a years, we had schools in Taliban areas
We have a long history of working with them and this is a genuine blow
I feel that they did not keep their word to me, & Egeland said.IEA last month ordered all local and foreign aid groups to stop letting
female staff work up until additional notice.The IEA said the relocation, which was condemned worldwide, was justified due to the fact that
some ladies had actually not abided by the Islamic gown code.Many NGOs suspended operations in reaction, stating they needed female workers
to reach females in the country.The post NRC chief composes to Kandahar governor, clerics over restriction on female employees initially
