The United Nations World Food Program gave the Taliban until June 15 to agree to allow Afghan women to help implement a survey that ensures the UN’s food aid is getting to the neediest people in the capital city of Kabul. The Taliban has refused on the grounds that allowing Afghan women to work violates their “Islamic” principles. In response, the UN has threatened to close bakeries that supply 282,000 Afghan people with bread at 12% of retail price. The UN is also considering setting up a new organization to police the UN’s existing arms embargo and shut down terrorist training camps in Afghanistan.
