Taliban Bans Afghan Women from Working for UN, Male Colleagues Show Solidarity.

Male Afghan UN workers will stay home in solidarity with their female colleagues after the Taliban banned Afghan women from working for the global organization. The UN condemned the decision, calling it an "unlawful" violation of human rights. International UN staff in Afghanistan will stay at their posts. The Taliban's move is an extension of a previous ban that prohibited Afghan women from working for national and international non-governmental organizations. The ban has worsened the already dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where more than 28 million people need assistance.