Public employees today were unable to go to work in Kabul, in what appears to be yet another gender discrimination of the Taliban.
The new interim mayor of the Afghan capital has asked the women to stay at home.
The Taliban "found it necessary to prevent women from working for a while," explained Hamdullah Nomany.
"For the positions that men can fill, we have told women to stay home until the situation is normalized. Their salaries will be paid," he said.
In the Municipality, one third of the 3 thousand employees is represented by women, who previously worked in all departments.
Nomany said employees were ordered to stay home pending further decision.
He stressed that exceptions were made only for those who cannot be replaced by men, including some employed in the design and engineering departments and the attendants of public restrooms for women.
During the day there were small protests outside the Ministry of Women's Affairs, replaced by the Taliban with a ministry for the respect of Virtue, while another group of women held a press conference to claim their rights.
Yesterday secondary schools reopened, again only for male students and teachers .
(Unioneonline / F)