UN report reveals harassment and detention of female employees in Afghanistan.

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UN report reveals harassment and detention of female employees in Afghanistan.
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Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed, and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body. The Taliban has implemented discriminatory and unlawful measures to restrict women and girls' participation in most areas of public and daily life in Afghanistan. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is concerned about increasing restrictions on civic space across Afghanistan and the disastrous effects it will have on the country's prospects for prosperity, stability, and peace. The Taliban has also been criticized for carrying out public executions, lashings, and stonings since seizing power in Afghanistan.

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