NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, about the Taliban's decision to ban women from working at NGOs.

Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, spent a week meeting with Taliban officials, pressing them to reverse their ban on women working for non-governmental organizations ...

The Taliban's "internal debates and extreme decrees" are paralyzing humanitarian work in Afghanistan, the head of a major aid agency told The Associated Press on Sunday, after he arrive.

Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, ... The Taliban takeover in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after foreign aid stopped almost overnight.

Jan Egeland, the secretary ... The biggest threat to the future well-being of Afghan women is education,” said Egeland. The Taliban takeover in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger ...

Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, warned that a U.S. funding cut would have severe ripple effects, forcing NGOs to lay off female workers and setting back women’s ...

NRC chief Jan Egeland warns suspension will have 'consequences immediately' Egeland says aid operation lacks funding to survive 90-day pause; More than half Afghanistan's population needs ...

Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC, Jan Egeland, listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. The Taliban's ...

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Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was released.