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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday the deputy prime minister of the Taliban-led government to discuss a ban on women working for nongovernmental organizations that Afghan authorities have announced in a series of measures rolling back women's rights.
Major international aid agencies suspended operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned women from working for nongovernmental organizations in a series of measures rolling back women's rights.
The U.N. says one of its top officials in Afghanistan has met the Taliban's deputy prime minister to discuss a ban on women working at nongovernmental groups
A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday the deputy prime minister of the Taliban-led government to discuss a ban on women working for non-governmental groups that Afghan authorities have announced in a series of measures rolling back women's rights.
The decision by the Taliban government to bar women from NGO work has prompted major international aid agencies to suspend operations in the country.