Women

ATLANTA (Pajhwok): In an attempt to lift curbs on women workers, the United Nations says it is engaged with the caretaker Afghan government. A spokesman

ATLANTA (Pajhwok): Following the ban of the interim government on the Afghan female staff of UNAMA, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the

KABUL (Pajhwok): US secretary of state Antony Blinken has urged the Islamic Emirate to put the Afghans first and reverse the decision barring women from

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Shopkeepers are pleased with the establishment of the women’s special bazaar “Khadijatul Kubra” in northern Balkh province, but they complain about lack of

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Zainab, a 17-year-old girl from northern Faryab province, who has made a replica of the Hazrat Ali Shrine, urges the government to reopen

A Kabul-based woman entrepreneur has opened a restaurant in the capital, providing job opportunities for 20 needy females.

NEILI (Pajhwok): Kubra Haideri, principal of a girls’ high school in this capital city of central Daikundi province, has dedicated her life to educating children,

ATLANTA (Pajhwok): Farmer president Ashraf Ghani has accused the Islamic Emirate of depriving women of their rights and using them for political interests. In his

KABUL (Pajhwok): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has reaffirmed Washington’s support for Afghan women, men, girls and boys. On Wednesday, West tweeted .

KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan has called for continued global engagement with the caretaker Afghan government. Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva . .