Women

A female entrepreneur in western Herat province has invested 1.5 million afghanis to open a café exclusively for women.

A woman in southwestern Nimroz has established a photography and photocopy studio in Zaranj, the provincial capital, and pledged to expand her business and hire more women workers.

Women in northern Jawzjan province involved in online businesses are experiencing significant success.

The Ministry for the promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MPVPV) prevented 2,638 incidents of violence against women and thwarted 295 cases of women selling in the past year, an official said on Tuesday.

Some women tailors and embroiders in central Daikundi province have expressed concerns about their business and stagnation called on the government to provide them with suitable locations, equipment and exhibition facilities.

The Municipality of northern Baghlan is planning to establish a special commercial market for women in the capital, Pul-i-Khumri.

Residents of southeastern Khost province say a primary school for girls has long been shut in Prem Nagar village.

Women entrepreneurs in western Ghor province are concerned about their stagnated businesses and are calling for increased government and donor support.

Initially investing just 7,000 afghanis, Sumira Mohammadi started her business three years ago by selling Bolani in Kabul and then she opened a restaurant and now she plans to open her restaurant’s new branch in near future.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to lift restrictions on women and girls.

Some girls who missed this year’s Kankor examination are hopeful for the future and asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government to allow girls and women to attend schools and universities so they could be included in the next year’s Kankor examination as well.

A number of women in western Ghor province say financial woes and poverty have forced them to engage in hard labour, which has caused them lumbago.