Some women farmers in northern Jawzjan province say drought and climate change have created serious challenges for their agricultural activities, but they are adopting modern irrigation methods, solar energy and crop diversification to protect their families’ livelihoods.
While health specialists consider a two-year interval between births essential for protecting the health of mothers and children, some women in western Ghor province say certain contraceptive methods have caused problems such as headaches, dizziness, weight gain and insomnia.
Four young Afghan women in Kabul have launched an online bus ticket delivery platform, saying they are carrying out their work with ease while observing Islamic hijab. The women are part of a startup called “Qasid,” which they…
A number of women engaged in handicrafts in southern Ghazni province say they are incurring losses due to the lack of a designated marketplace for their products, despite producing a wide range of goods. Local officials, however, say a dedicated market for women will be established in the near future.
Wahida Karimi, a woman entrepreneur in northern Jawzjan province, launched a small tailoring workshop with an investment of $2,000 to help ease some of her family’s financial problems. Today, her business has expanded and created job opportunities for more than 200 other women.
A number of women and girls working in restaurants in Kabul city—ranging from management roles to waitressing and cleaning—have not only created a calm and safe environment for female customers, but are also helping meet the economic needs of their families.
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.
The Information and Culture Department of northern Baghlan provinces says about 2,000 women are busy making handicrafts in factories at the recently opened special marketplace for women in the provincial capital, Pul-i-Khumri.. Maulvi Izatmir Haqqani, an official of…
Women who sell handicrafts complain about the lack of a suitable place for their business in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province. However, the Shiberghan municipality says it is striving to find a suitable place for these…
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.
A youth has founded a carpet weaving factory in northern Takhar province and has hired 40 female weavers. The factory founder Hamid Qarluq told Pajhwok Afghan News he started the factory six months ago to strengthen the handicraft…
Women’s interest in making handicrafts and marketing has increased in central Bamyan province and they seek government’s cooperation in selling their products. Najiba Karimi told Pajhwok Afghan News she has been making and selling handicrafts in Bamyan…
About 300 women have been provided with work opportunities in northern Samangan province, the dried fruit trader association says. Abdul Khaliq, head of the t association, said more than 300 poor women worked in the processing of almonds.…
