Guterres calls for immediate end to UN work ban on women in Afghanistan
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- UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the Taliban to lift its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations.
- He warned that the restriction has undermined humanitarian operations and violated international law as it entered its second year.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the Taliban to immediately lift its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations.
In a statement issued ahead of the ban's first anniversary, Guterres warned that the restriction undermines humanitarian operations and violates international law.
The appeal comes as the prohibition enters its second year, according to the statement.
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