The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says Afghanistan risks losing up to 20,000 female teachers and 5,400 healthcare workers by 2030 as restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment continue.
SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A girl in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, has hired eight women in her tailoring shop, which increased her capital
KABUL (Pajhwok): US on Wednesday appointed an envoy to defend the rights of Afghan women, according to media reports. Rina Amiri, an Afghan-born US scholar
FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): A widow in central Ghor province, who begs for the survival of her children, has asked for immediate help, saying her children would
KABUL (Pajhwok): Palwasha Hassan, head of the Afghanistan Women and Training Centre, has won the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for her efforts to promote women’s
KABUL (Pajhwok): On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone for concrete actions
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Some businesswomen in central Bamyan province say their businesses were heavily affected and they incurred financial losses following the fall of the
KABUL (Pajhwok): PashtanaDurrani, head of the Afghanistan Education Foundation, has been awarded the “leadership of the Year” prize by the Swedish Tallberg Foundation. Tallber foundation
