Hundreds of women who worked in tailoring and agriculture areas in central Kapisa province have lost their jobs but officials say they are trying to recreate work opportunities for them. Kapisa women are happy with the establishment…
The Ministry of Vice and Virtue says days for women’s visits to recreational parks will be specified. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays would be specified for women’s visits to amusement parks.…
A number of women in southern Kandahar province say their handicrafts have not been exhibited since a long time and they need a boost to their business by finding market for them. They say they are working…
Women farmers and livestock owners in northern Jawzjan province, who earn money by growing vegetables and making dairy products, are calling on the government to support their business. Over the past two decades, dozens of agricultural support programs…
A number of women in western Herat province ask the government leadership to provide females the opportunity to again work in government organs. FareshtahIshaqozi is one of the women of Herat province who has been advocating for…
In Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, a woman has set up a garment centre where she sells clothes and other women learn tailoring skill. She told Pajhwok Afghan News that this centre was created for women…
Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) says 1,970 female journalists have lost their jobs in the last six months. Farhad Behrooz, AIJA deputy head, talking to a meeting held to celebrate International Women's Day, said that the day was…
A government official on Tuesday said the International Women's Day was a great opportunity for Afghan women to demand their sharia rights and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was committed to granting all these rights to the Afghan women.…
Two journalists have opened a women’s only tailoring workshop for the first time in northeastern Badakhshan province and created work opportunity for 10 women. Abdul BaeesHakimi and NazimQasimi, the two local journalists in Badakhshan, opened the workshop costing…
Agriculture officials in eastern Kunar province on Sunday said they had started building 2,000 orchards in Sarkano and KhasKunar districts of the province at a cost of $114,673 for women to help improve their economy. Mullah Ezatullah, director…
A number of women entrepreneurs, raising concerns during a meeting with former president Hamid Karzai, have demanded early resumption of business activities. Karzai met women entrepreneurs late on Wednesday, his office said in a statement on Thursday. The…
The Afghan Women's Organization for Peace and Freedom has termed the US President Joe Biden’s decision regarding Afghanistan's foreign exchange reserves as unjust. President Joe Biden has moved to freeze about $7bn in assets held in US financial…
Afghan women organizations in an open letter to US President Joe Biden termed his decision regarding Afghanistan assets as unfair and warned this step will further deteriorate Afghanistan’s economy. The letter is dispatched on behalf of over 4000…
The only women handicrafts Khadejatul Kubra Business Centre in western Herat province is on the verge of closure due to the halt of women business activities and lack of government support. Handicraft women and sellers in the…
A number of Afghan women attending a special session of the European Parliament have called for formation of an inclusive government and reopening of all girls' schools in Afghanistan. After the regime change in Afghanistan on August 15,…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over what he said deprivation of Afghan women and girls of their basic rights, saying the Afghan caretaker government should recognize women’s rights to become part of the international community. Guterres…
A number of women attending a conference in Kabul on Monday said women made up half of the society and should be given a share in the cabinet. Tajur Kakar, a former deputy minister for women's affairs, told…
A woman in western Herat province, who has recruited 12 other women at a tailoring workshop, believes that her business would flourish as peace has established in the country. TayebahAbdullahi, 44, a social activist and owner of…
Women rallied in Kabul on Thursday for resolving people’s economic problems and allowing women’s participation in politics. Dozens of women and girls from "Women's Spontaneous Movement" protested in front of Shahr-i-Naw Park, chanting "save Afghanistan from a humanitarian…
The Amnesty International has urged the Taliban caretaker government to reopen safe homes for women fleeing domestic violence. The Amnesty International on Monday said the system of essential services for women victims of violence collapsed after Taliban’s return…
The Afghan Women's Institute for Peace and Freedom on Monday called on the government officials not to stop women's work and education and identify and punish perpetrators of violence against the gender. A few days back, Zabihullah Mujahid,…
Following the regime change in Afghanistan, poverty has risen to the point where dozens of women line up in front of bakeries in capital Kabul daily to beg for bread and keep their children alive. Pajhwok Afghan News…
Passengers traveling to Pakistan via Torkham on Saturday said Afghan and Pakistani government officials should facilitate their movement. The passengers demand that patients and children should be allowed to travel without passports or visas, but officials say no…
Civil society activists, staging a protest in Kabul on Thursday, said women were forced to beg in the city due to lack of jobs and economic hardships. A number of women activists took part in the protest demonstration,…
