Expressing concerns about the current developments in Afghanistan, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has rightly called on the Taliban to reconsider the decision to ban women from working for NGOs. OIC called the ban on women from working in NGOs and education is “in violation of the purposes of Islamic law and the methodology of the Messenger of Allah”, TOLOnews reported.The statement was issued by OIC in its final communique of the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee on “The Recent Developments and the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.” The 57-member states group also expressed grave concerns over “the worsening humanitarian and human rights situation in Afghanistan” and called on Islamic Emirate to respect human rights, including the rights of women and children.In an earlier statement, OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim stressed that the OIC has been following with deep concern the developments of the “unfortunate events” in Afghanistan. He noted that “we conveyed, through my special envoy, messages to the de facto authority in which we emphasized the importance of the government’s fulfilment of its previous promises to open schools for girls in light of the solid and clear foundations of the Islamic religion that encourage education.”