Report: Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A US report says a Taliban fighter fired his rifle into the air during a food distribution event in Afghanistan, citing it as an example of their harassment of nongovernmental groups working in the country. The Taliban have barred Afghan women from working at NGOs and the United Nations allegedly because they weren’t wearing the hijab, or Islamic headscarf correctly, or observing gender segregation rules. Wednesday’s report said the firing incident was one example of recent confrontations between the Taliban and NGOs. Others include Taliban requests for information on personnel and budgets and demands for more involvement in decision-making.