Taliban Finance Ministry Halts Payments To Homebound Female Employees
Taliban have informed female employees who have been barred from working and ordered to stay at home that their monthly payment of 5,000 afghanis will be discontinued.
Taliban have informed female employees who have been barred from working and ordered to stay at home that their monthly payment of 5,000 afghanis will be discontinued.
According to sources within the Taliban Ministry of Finance, the Taliban plan to permanently dismiss these women and replace them with male members of their families.
Several female employees of the Ministry of Finance told Afghanistan International on Thursday, that after the ban on women’s employment was imposed, they had continued to receive a monthly payment of 5,000 afghanis. They said authorities have now decided to remove them from their posts entirely.
The women criticised the decision, warning that female breadwinners would face severe economic hardship if the payments are cut.
Sources said the move is part of a broader plan by the Taliban to eliminate positions previously allocated to women within the ministry and fill them with male staff.
The Taliban Ministry of Finance has not issued an official comment on the reported decision.
Last year, the ministry confirmed it was paying a monthly stipend of 5,000 afghanis to some female employees who had been forced to remain at home following restrictions on women’s employment.
