Episode 165: The Taliban’s Ban on Women Working for NGOs

<p>Fault Lines is back! Happy New Year! </p><br><p>Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss a recent headline you may of missed during the Winter break. Following the Taliban’s ban of female students from attending universities, the ruling force in Afghanistan recently issued a ban on women working at NGOs in the country. With aid programs supporting more than 28 million people in Afghanistan, this extreme measure has caused outrage.&nbsp;</p><br><p>What should NGOs, the UN, and the U.S. do in response to these reactionary decisions?&nbsp;Should they cease NGO operations and humanitarian aid?&nbsp;Should their responses be different?</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate this issues and the potential U.S. response in our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/30/taliban-western-aid-misogyny-women-rights/?utm_source=PostUp&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Brief%20OC&amp;utm_term=63265&amp;tpcc=Morning%20Brief%20OC</p><br><p>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/26/top-un-ngo-officials-to-meet-over-taliban-ban-on-women-staff</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>Like what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>