Exclusive: Youngsters grow trust in skills to complement education
Salam Watandar conducted interviews with 34 young individuals across various provinces to examine the role of professional training in the lives of educated youths.
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Exclusive: Single mothers feel confined to home by the new MoPVPV law
Amid the difficulties that women face in living in Afghanistan, the requirement of having a male guardian when leaving home poses significant challenges for women whose husbands are in migration.
Survey reveals 23.3% of Afghan youths in misaligned jobs
A recent survey by Salam Watandar highlights a significant disconnect between the fields of study and the professions of young Afghans.
Waywardness of spouses leaves women alone in quest for livelihood
Salam Watandar interviewed 22 women whose husbands fail to adequately provide and care for the family. These women said that they face significant challenges in meeting basic life needs, with many suffering from the violent behaviors of their spouses.
Caught between rock and a hard place: Female journalists grappling with unemployment
Women journalists and media professionals say they are finding themselves caught between rock and a hard place amid severe economic and psychological challenges they have been facing since the past three years.
Exclusive: Afghan girls encounter an array of challenges on migration routes
In a series of conversations with 18 girls who have migrated independently, Salam Watandar found that these girls have encountered psychological, physical, and social challenges along their migration journey.
Exclusive: Many reasons keeping Afghan girls in the darkness of illiteracy
Among 30 women interviewed for this report, 13 cited family restrictions, 9 mentioned economic difficulties, 6 pointed to a lack of suitable conditions and ongoing conflict in the country, while 2 do not specify the reasons for remaining uneducated.
Exclusive: Troubling trend of forced marriages becoming new normal
Salam Watandar’s extensive dialogue with 80 women reveals a troubling rise in forced marriages in Afghanistan over the past three years. The study compares experiences from women who married during the Republic era to those who married after recent political changes in the country.
Exclusive: Smartphones becoming key aspects of Afghan youths’ lives
According to an exclusive conversation conducted by Salam Watandar with 27 young girls and boys, this technology plays a key role in various fields, such as education, daily tasks, entertainment, increasing the level of information and even online shopping.
Exclusive: Many youngsters upbeat, some concerned about the rejuvenated sports scene
Salam Watandar conducted a brief review of the sports situation in Afghanistan and sought to find out the motivations of young people to engage in sports by speaking with 18 athletes in Kabul, most of whom are satisfied with the growth of sports disciplines over the past three years.
Exclusive: Jogi community face spate of systematic neglect in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – In an exclusive series of interviews, members of the neglected nomad (Jogi) communities in Afghanistan told Salam Watandar they continue to grapple with relentless challenges, such as extreme poverty, social discrimination, lack of legal identity, early marriages, and limited access to education and healthcare.
Exclusive: Survey reveals 8 out of every 10 Afghan youths reject polygamy
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar conducted a survey across 28 provinces of Afghanistan to examine young people’s attitudes toward polygamy, revealing that 8 out of 10 participants reject the concept of having multiple spouses.
