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Video · May 12, 2023

Two-Minute Take: Taliban ban women from working for the U.N.

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Natalie Gonnella-Platts

Director, Global Policy

The Taliban recently banned women from working for the United Nations. Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Director of Women’s Advancement at the Bush Institute, discusses the U.N.’s decision to remain in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s edict and what this means for women and girls in the country.

Learn why the decision fails to hold the Taliban accountable and what the international community can do to support the people of Afghanistan.

Read more about Afghanistan relief and resources.