Taliban Orders Kabul Government Female Employees to Leave Workforce, Stay at Home

Women gather to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 4, 2021. Kathy Gannon/AP Photo

The Taliban terrorist group has ordered the majority of women employed in Kabul’s city government to exit the workforce and remain at home, the interim mayor of Afghanistan’s capital announced on Sept 19.

During his first press briefing since being appointed by the Taliban, interim Kabul Mayor Hamdullah Namony said that women must remain at home regardless of their employment status, pending a further decision.