KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Used to ask for alms on streets in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, Almasi, a 40-year-old widow, has got a job in a bakery established to create job opportunities for the needy, especially women like her. "Since (I) began working here and earn...
house. But I talked about how loving she is, how she protects me, and how much pride dogs have in doing something well -- more than many humans I know -- and most Afghans seemed really quite intrigued. I also smiled in all photos, something that Afghan women don't usually do (see ...
She said: “There is need for women. In the hospital and elsewhere. As men work, women should work as well.” Fawzia Koofi, a former Member of parliament, said: “I talked with the Taliban in 2019. They told me that there is no problem that a woman becomes minister or even prime m...
FILE PHOTO: Afghan women wait to receive free wheat donated by the Afghan government during a quarantine, amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo By Rupam Jain (Reuters) -In early July, as Taliban i...
"So far, I've created new jobs for 40 seamstresses," she told Xinhua recently. Amini likes to see women given the freedom to work outside home, and is more than thankful to the mayor for supporting her and other women who want or need to work. If they do not work, their families ...
“Afghan women nowadays all have the same role in society. They stay at home, care for children, mind the house and don’t work hard,” she said. “If my family didn’t encourage me, I wouldn’t be here. They support me because I work. My husba...
In the Zoom group therapy sessions I lead for Afghan women living under the Taliban's rule, I see the devastating impact.These women and girlsare confined to their homes, banned from school and workplaces, can’t travel or seek health care without a male chaperone, and can’t ...
The Taliban have made their contempt for the rights of women and girls crystal clear. The question now is whether the international community will treat this situation like the emergency it is and rally to protect Afghan women’s lives.
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Middle Eastern studies Afghan university women graduates are not well-represented in the job market in Afghanistan LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO Prudence Moylan ShakibMohammad KazemHigher education has been one of the prominent sectors in Afghanistan for the past decade. There has been a steady increase ...