The World Bank suspended four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million after acting under the leadership of the Taliban government’s decision To prevent girls from returning to public High school.
Preparation is under way for projects to be financed under the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund for by United Nations agencies support projects in Agriculture, Education, Health and Livelihoods.
But the bank’s guidelines require all activities funded by ARTF to support access To – fairness of Services for – women And girls in Afghanistan bank Citing her deepest fears, over ban Taliban on Girls in high school.
K resultThe bank He said, the four projects will be submitted to ARTF donors for Approval only ‘when the World Bank and international Understand the partners better of Situation and confidence that goals of Projects can be metIt was not immediately. clear when it can occur.
US officials last The week canceled the planned meetings in Doha with Taliban over The decision to keep the girls out of Middle school.
Executive board of World Bank on March 1 approved a plan to use more More than $1 billion from the ARTF Fund to finance education, agriculture, health, and family programs That would bypass the Taliban’s sanctioned powers and distribute money Through UN agencies and aid groups.
ARTF . has been frozen in August when the Taliban took power As led by the United States international Troops left after 20 years of war.
foreign governments also I finish financial Aid consists over 70% of government expenditures, accelerating the country’s economic collapse.
When I agreed to edit up ARTF . money for new Projects to be implemented by UN agencies, the World Bank states that it expects “a strong focus on Ensure that girls and women Share and benefit from support. “
The order issued by Taliban officials to shut schools again It has angered women human rights activists.
The Taliban has been shattered from the gains in rights made by women during the last Two decades, including preventing them from working and limiting their travel unless accompanied by a male relative. Most of the girls were also Banned from going to school after seventh grade. But Taliban leaders said all girls would be allowed to return to classes later this month.
