UN Deputy Secretary-General Outraged By Taliban’s Ban on Female Staff

In an interview for the “America and Taliban” documentary, Mohammadi added, “Pakistan’s army trained us to destroy the local government of Afghanistan and kill Americans.”

According to this Haqqani Network operative, Pakistan considered the fall of the Afghan government and the killing of American soldiers in its national interest at that point in time.

In part one of the documentary broadcast by PBS America, which was aired on Wednesday, Mohammadi said that publishing video clips of the suicide attackers had been effective in encouraging young people to join the suicide operation units of the Haqqani Network.

According to the statement of the Taliban’s foreign ministry, the Russian ambassador in Kabul also emphasised on the close relations between the Taliban and Moscow and expressed his country’s willingness to exchange delegations with the Taliban in the areas of interests of the two sides.

The Taliban statement added that in the meeting with the Russian ambassador, Muttaqi also claimed that there is no serious security threat in Afghanistan and added that Afghanistan doesn’t pose any threats to regional countries and the international community.

Russia enjoys close relations with the Taliban and has accepted the group’s diplomats at Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow.

According to him, during this period, some worn-out banknotes had been collected from the market and removed from circulation.

The Central Bank’s director of monetary policy added that the monetary inflation rate decreased from 15.3 percent to 3.5 percent.

Sadad stressed that the value of the Afghani currency against the US dollar has increased by 1.01 percent in the past year.

He claimed that the Afghani currency has better stability compared to the currencies of other countries in the region.

According to Kabulov, Group 5 will include Russia, China, Iran, India, and Pakistan. However, Kabulov told TASS news agency, "Pakistan objects to India's inclusion at this stage", and no progress has been made so far.

The Russian special envoy stressed that "Group 5" can create the opportunity to reach a regional consensus on Afghanistan issues.

Kabulov said, "We believe that Group 5 can be an engine not only to reach a regional consensus, but also to implement the goals of this consensus and address them to the current rulers of Afghanistan."

Bennett said that the Taliban’s decision is against the UN Charter and will seriously impact essential services for Afghans.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for Afghanistan added that women staffers are essential for the UN’s work in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban to reverse their decision immediately.

On Tuesday, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan expressed concerns about the ban on the work of women staff of the UN in Nangarhar province.

The UN delegation in Afghanistan warned the Taliban officials that UN offices cannot function without female employees.

Previously, the Taliban had banned women from working in non-governmental organisations.

Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, has condemned the Taliban's ban.