Taliban Suspends 500 Kindergarten Employees, Most Women
Taliban’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has suspended over 500 employees of kindergartens of this ministry without notice, most of whom are women and the only breadwinners of their families.
Some of these employees said that the Taliban suspended them from their jobs instead of firing them to prevent them from protesting. According to the Taliban’s written decree, due to organizational shortcomings, 517 positions in the kindergarten directorate are on hold. Of these, 311 suspended positions were of teachers.
The date on the document shows that it had been sent three weeks ago on June 6 from the hiring directorate of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to the Directorate of Kindergarten.
One of these employees told Afghanistan International that they have been suspended without any notice. According to the source, most of the employees that have been suspended are women and the only breadwinners of their families and are now facing a difficult situation.
Earlier, the Taliban had fired or suspended employees of former government in different departments too. However, the group says that instead of firing them, their employment has only been put on hold and if needed, they will be absorbed into the system again.
At the same time, these employees said that the Taliban uses this method to prevent them from protesting.
