Kabul: The UN said on Tuesday that it was beginning an operational review because the Taliban won't let Afghan women work for the organisation, forcing it to make a "appalling choice" about whether it can continue its mission in Afghanistan.

Last week, the UN disclosed that the Taliban government had informed it of the restrictions.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan stated on Tuesday that the Taliban de facto authorities were trying to force the organisation to make an awful decision between continuing to support the Afghan people and upholding the standards and principles that it was mandated to uphold.

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 It should be obvious that the de facto authorities will bear responsibility for any unfavourable effects of this crisis on the Afghan people. An Arab News request for comment was not immediately answered by Taliban representatives.

The UN has begun a review of its operations in the nation in response to the notification of the ban, which will last until May 5. It instructed 3,000 Afghan employees—both male and female—not to report for duty while it conducts "necessary consultations," makes necessary modifications, and expedites contingency plans.

Since regaining power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban has imposed a number of restrictions on those rights, including a ban on education beyond the sixth grade. Additionally, women are not permitted to work, study, or travel alone.

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The restriction on female UN employees is an expansion of the prohibition on most women working for nongovernmental organisations, which was announced in December and received harsh international criticism.

However, Ramzia Sayedi, a women's rights activist in Kabul, claimed that despite widespread protests, the Taliban's actions are not changing. Since they seized power in the nation, the Taliban have been attempting to isolate Afghan women 

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Such condemnation won't help Afghan women's problems because the Taliban do not see themselves as accountable to the nation's women and do not support women's rights.