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The Taliban's Ban on Women in NGO Aid in Afghanistan

The United Nations announced yesterday it has been forced to halt some of its aid programs in Afghanistan. This comes as four major aid organizations, including IRC and CARE, suspend operations in Afghanistan earlier this week. Women students in Afghanistan are protesting the ban, some even burning pictures of the Taliban and Taliban leaders. Atea Bawi is author of The Secret Sky and former NBC News Foreign Correspondents.

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