Women

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.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): A youth has founded a carpet weaving factory in northern Takhar province and has hired 40 female weavers. The factory founder Hamid Qarluq

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Women’s interest in making handicrafts and marketing has increased in central Bamyan province and they seek government’s cooperation in selling their products.