Women

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.

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Complaining about economic problems and unemployment, a number of widows in northern Jawzjan province have asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to

All female government servants continue to draw their normal salaries, but those sitting at home will be paid 5,000 afs a month, the Ministry of Finance announced on Monday.

Some businesswomen in central Daikundi province supported their families economically by doing online business.

A number of female government servants are worried about a plan to cut their monthly salaries to 5,000 afghanis, but official sources say efforts are underway to address the issue.

Only 26 countries are currently led by women, a modest increase from just 18 countries a decade ago, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

A young lady in northern Jawzjan Province, who created a tailoring workshop and provided employment for more than a hundred women, says she is looking for the expansion of her work to employ hundreds more women.