Taliban fire 91 female media workers over budget cuts

The Taliban have dismissed 91 female media workers from the Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA) over the budget cuts, according to the local reports.

News Center- Afghan women have faced oppression and rights violations since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021.

The Taliban dismissed 91 female employees from the Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA), the public-broadcasting organization of Afghanistan based in Kabul, over the budget cuts in the country, local news outlets reported on Wednesday.

According to the local reports, journalists, editors, and technical staff are among the dismissed female employees, who have not received their salaries for the past two months.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has recently dismissed around 120 female employees from state-run kindergartens in Kabul.