The Taliban have denied making explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, according to a UN report. An Interior Ministry investigation is underway. The threats, made in May, came from unidentified individuals related to their work with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and other agencies. The Taliban have banned Afghan women from working at domestic and foreign NGOs since December 2022, and have threatened to shut down agencies employing women. In addition, the report highlights restrictions on women's personal freedoms and safety, including requiring women to wear a chador in Herat, arresting women for wearing a headscarf in Uruzgan, and forcing families to leave public areas with women in Ghor province.