Women's freedoms are further curtailed in Afghanistan, as the Taliban bans them from working for non-governmental organisations.
The United Nations condemned the NGO order, and said it would seek to meet with the Taliban leadership to get some clarity.
It was not immediately clear how the order would affect UN agencies, which have a large presence in Afghanistan delivering services amid the country's humanitarian crisis.Aid groups say female workers are critical to ensuring women can access aid. According to the witnesses, about two dozen women were heading to the Herat provincial governor's house on Saturday to protest the ban.Loading Twitter content
One of the protest organisers, Maryam, said between 100 and 150 women took part in the protest, moving in small groups from different parts of the city toward a central meeting point. She did not give her last name for fear of reprisals."When we started our protest, in Tariqi Park, the Taliban took branches from the trees and beat us. But we continued our protest.Loading Twitter content
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