Women

The Ministry of Vice and Virtue and Complaints (MoVVC) resolved more than 100 cases related to women’s rights last month and referred 1,760 mentally ill patients to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) for treatment, an official said Tuesday.

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says the Central Bureau of Investigation deems women’s photos on identity cards as a religious practice and optional based on strict necessity.

In small, unpaved courtyards in the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province, home gardens have not only enhanced beauty but also afforded women a productive source of income — helping those who once struggled meeting family expenses.

Some women and child labourers in northern Balkh province have complained about low wages and lack of work opportunities and asked the government to provide them with permanent work.

A number of Laghman businesswomen have called on the government to resume construction works on the female-only market in the eastern province.

Obstetricians warn pregnant women against self-medication and say taking un-prescribed drugs can cause miscarriage, premature birth and malformations in babies.

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.

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.

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): The Information and Culture Department of northern Baghlan provinces says about 2,000 women are busy making handicrafts in factories at . . .

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Women who sell handicrafts complain about the lack of a suitable place for their business in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province.

Some women with obstetric fistula have said that after suffering falling victim to the disease, they faced different types of violence from their husbands which caused them serious psychological and social defects.

The owner of only women restaurant in western Herat province said she helped generate work opportunities for a number of women by opening a restaurant.