Some aid agencies have already been forced to pull their staff out of Afghanistan after the authoritarian regime cracked down even further on women's rights, banning them from working for NGOs.
The foreign secretary has accused the Taliban of"trying to erase women from society in Afghanistan" after its ban on female NGO workers forced aid agencies to pull out.
The foreign secretary said on Twitter:"The Taliban are trying to erase women from society in Afghanistan. Before the ban, international aid agencies including Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee , the Norwegian Refugee Council and Care had been providing fundamental services as living conditions worsened.
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