Women protesters in Afghanistan

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Taliban Disbands Women's Ministry, Replaces With 'Ministry For Morality'

In the latest development in Afghanistan, the Taliban announced that the Ministry of Woman's Affairs will be replaced with a Ministry for morality on September 16. Furthermore, it has changed the signboard of the Ministry and named it "Ministries of Prayer and Guidance and the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice". Earlier, it had said no women would be allowed to work with men in government ministries. 

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 - 08:18 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: Taliban, Ministry of Woman, Afghanistan, Women