Salaam Times

2023-10-03

Afghan female athletes defy odds, pursue dreams at Asian Games

A total of 17 women are competing in volleyball, cycling and track and field with the goal of giving Afghan women hope for the future.

Women's Rights

2023-07-26

'Heartbroken': Afghan women devastated by beauty parlour ban

The ban on beauty parlours is the latest blow not only to women's earning capabilities -- with salon owners and workers only their households' only source of income -- but also to their social lives.

Women's Rights

2023-07-19

Beauty parlour ban draws protest from Afghan women

Beauty parlours have been seen as a safe place for women to gather and socialise for years, and were one of the last remaining places where they could go.

Women's Rights

2023-07-06

With tailoring workshop, Herat professors throw girls a lifeline

Professors and their former students are refusing to let restrictions on female education crush their spirit.

Women's Rights

2023-07-05

Afghan women dismayed by order to close beauty parlours

Beauty parlours have been seen as a safe place for women to gather and socialise for years, and were one of the last remaining places for them to go.

Women's Rights

2023-06-28

New WCCI offices in western Afghanistan encourage businesswomen

More than 100,000 female entrepreneurs are working in the country, according to the CEO of the Afghanistan Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI).

Women's Rights

2023-06-22

Amid ongoing school ban, Baghlan women weave rugs

Banned from continuing their schooling, some young women in Baghlan have taken up carpet weaving to stay busy and learn a vocation.

Women's Rights

2023-06-05

Thousands of female entrepreneurs expand businesses in Herat with UN support

'The United Nations and the international community have continued to support Afghan women over the past two years, as they did for 20 years,' said one beneficiary.

Women's Rights

2023-05-24

Afghan girls deprived of education showcase handicrafts at Kabul exhibition

About 100 booths were allocated to female entrepreneurs, many of whom refused to be silenced after their right to an education was taken away from them.

Women's Rights

2023-04-17

US-based organisation gives hope to Kandahar girls with tailoring programme

The training programme teaches women tailoring and English and provides food and water to poor families.