The finance ministry revealed that the salaries of Afghan women working in the public sector have been drastically cut.
This initiative has an impact on women who haven’t been able to go to work since the Taliban took over in 2021.
The Taliban rule forbade the majority of women holding government jobs from entering their offices following the overthrow of the previous, foreign-backed government. They were nevertheless paid in full for this time. This policy has since been modified, though.
Ahmad Wali Haqmal, a spokesman for the finance ministry, told AFP that women who stay at home and do not work will get 5,000 Afghanis ($70) each month.
Women who are permitted to work in segregated settings, such government hospitals or schools, will still be compensated for the roles they have, nevertheless.
Women in the public sector made up to 35,000 Afghanis before the Taliban took power; among them were university professors who are now prohibited from working on campuses. Before the Taliban took over, ministries paid about 20,000 Afghanis for administrative posts; after their takeover, pay dropped to about 15,000 Afghanis.
