The United Nations said that the Taliban's order to prohibit women from working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was a violation of fundamental rights.
The Islamist rulers claimed that female NGO workers had broken dress codes by not wearing hijabs, which helped to justify the move.
The decision comes just a few days after universities banned female students.
The move was also criticized by the US Secretary of State, who stated that it would be "devastating for the Afghan people".
Female Afghan NGO laborers going about as the fundamental workers in their family told the BBC of their apprehension and weakness
One inquired: Who can support my family if I am unable to work? The news was "shocking", and another breadwinner insisted that she had adhered to the Taliban's strict dress code.
A third woman stated that she would now struggle to pay her bills and feed her children, and questioned the Taliban's "Islamic morals".
Another female participant in the interview stated, "The world is watching us and doing nothing". In order to safeguard the women, the BBC is not publishing their names.
The Ministry of Economy sent letters to both domestic and international NGOs with the order on Saturday. Any company that didn't comply quickly faced the threat of losing its license.
It claimed that women were in violation of Sharia law by not wearing the hijab as an explanation.
The move has sparked outrage around the world, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his deep concern, stating that it "will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions".
Women play a crucial role in humanitarian efforts all over the world. "The Afghan people could suffer greatly from this decision", Mr Blinken stated.
A senior United Nations official also referred to it as a "clear breach of humanitarian principles".
Relief and development efforts are carried out by UN agencies with a significant presence in the country. In response to the news, an urgent meeting of the Humanitarian Country Team was scheduled for Sunday.
According to an employee of Save the Children, the organization planned to meet with Taliban authorities and stated that some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would have to shut down if women were not permitted to work
If organizations can only hire men, it is also feared that Afghan women won't be able to get aid directly. Taliban rules keep men from working with women.
Melissa Cornet of Care International stated that reaching other women and girls required female employees, which were "essential".
She continued, In a situation in which the majority of the nation is already experiencing levels of hunger that are potentially life-threatening, the humanitarian situation may rapidly deteriorate without them.
The South Asian part of Acquittal Global depicted the boycott as "one more woeful endeavor to delete ladies from the political, social and financial spaces" of Afghanistan.
"Sad and devastated" at the development, a doctor who works in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and nearby remote villages said.
She predicted that women would have "great difficulty" obtaining medical care because they "can't fully tell men their problems".
In the meantime, a certain imam, whose identity is being shielded once more by the BBC, stated that the Taliban were "not committed to any Islamic value".
He elaborated: Islam does not state that women cannot educate. Or women cannot work while men can. We are perplexed by this choice.
Similar criticism was leveled at the ban on women attending universities in Afghanistan earlier this week. It set off fights - remembering for H-E T-A T on Saturday - which were quickly smothered by the Taliban.
Despite promising that its rule would be less harsh than that of the 1990s, the group has steadily restricted women's rights since regaining control of the country last year.
In most provinces, secondary schools for girls are still closed, and the ban on female university students, which is now enforced by armed guards, is still in effect.
Women have also been denied access to gyms, parks, and other public spaces
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