SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A widowed woman in northern Jawzjan province saved her seven children from begging on streets and made her life comfortable by selling dairy products in a misogynic environment . The woman, Sharifa, is 55 years old and is the...
FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): A young woman has opened a restaurant in western Ghor province and created jobs for another 10 women in Lal wa Sar Jangal district of the province challenging gender-based discrimination and outdated traditions.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some civil society activists have termed the Moscow meeting on Afghan peace and reconciliation process exclusive and said greater participation of women was ignored during the meeting. Addressing a gathering on “Peace that protects...
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Women ’s affairs officials report a 30 percent increase in incidents of violence against women in central Logar province this solar year compared to the previous year due to lawlessness. Shima Zargar, Logar women’s affairs...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Attorney General Office (AGO) says it addressed 2,700 cases of violence against women during the outgoing solar year and individuals punished in these cases did not qualify presidential pardon decrees. AGO spokesman Jameshid...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) says the October Wolesi Jirga ballot was challenging for women as illegal demands and lack of campaign opportunities hurt their confidence in the credibility of the vote.
KABUL (Pajhwok): As part of the USAID Promote: Women in Government (WIG) project, 300 female interns completed the projects’ year-long internship program, according to a statement on Tuesday. Promote’s internship programs equip qualified Afghan...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Interest among women about learning professional car driving has increased in northern Balkh province, a female instructor says.
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Some women and civil society activists in eastern Nangarhar province have launched a campaign against war and for promoting peace. They says the purpose behind the drive is to send a message to rural women and armed opponenets...
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Participants of a gathering in southern Kandahar province on Monday called for creation of ‘a women consultative board’ which could convey their concerns to the international community. The gathering in Kandahar City, aimed...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Many girls in northern Balkh province have been deprived of education due to wrong traditions and lack of female teachers, women activists said on Monday. The provincial Women’s Affairs Department says it considers...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly half of female media workers in Afghanistan are paid low wages and most of them say their work environment is unsafe, found a new survey released on Tuesday. According to the survey, more than half of those interviewed said...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Violence against women declined by 38 percent this year compared to the previous year, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs said on Tuesday, at the conclusion of 16 days of activities aimed at raising awareness about ending violence...
NELLI (Pajhwok): Violence against women has increased by seven percent in central Daikundi province this year compared to last year, human rights official said on Monday.
KABUL /NELLI (Pajhwok): The Khana-i-Farhang Asya (Asian Cultural Hom) civil society organization organised rallies in capital Kabul and central Daikundi province to push for an end to violence against women .
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Some youth in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday demanded halt to violence against women and asked the government to pay serious attention to their demand. The AWLDO staged a rally in Jalalabad, the provincial capital, which...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Rights officials say kangaroo courts pose threat to women ’s lives and rights in the northern zone in areas where the government’s writ does not prevail. Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) head for the...
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): More than 600 incidents of violence against women have been registered with the Women’s Affairs Department of western Herat province during the current solar year , an official said on Sunday. Kubra Arya, acting head of the...
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): More than 70 cases of violence against women , including under-age marriages, have been registered in southern Helmand province so far this year, an official said on Saturday.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Ten ‘champions of women ’s empowerment’ in Afghanistan received awards on Monday from the USAID )-funded Promote: Women in Government (WIG) project, a statement said The ten included five from the public sector and five representing...