“Life has never been easy for me, and I’ve never been able to get by it. This leg has been the greatest hardship of my life,” says Zohra, who lost one of her legs at the age of two due to a landmine explosion left behind from the war.
KABUL (SW) – Despite numerous challenges and restrictions, at least 22 women poets and writers from across Afghanistan in a series of interviews with Salam Watandar, said they continue to highlight the plight of the females through their writings and poems.
KABUL (SW) – A number of women who are busy working in government offices have told Salam Watandar that the proposed decree to lower salaries could put them at risk of starvation.
KABUL (SW) – In a series of exclusive interviews, Salam Watandar has found that an overwhelming number of women are gripped by stress and health issues amid closure of parks and fitness centers.
KABUL (SW) – In a series of interviews with 26 women across several provinces, 19 women said that their male family members do not assist them with household tasks especially during significant occasions like Eid that increases stress and feelings of being overlooked.
KABUL (SW) – The results of a survey conducted by Salam Watandar in 24 provinces with the participation of 370 women show a worrying situation of women’s ownership rights in Afghanistan.
KABUL (SW) – In this ongoing series of in-depth surveys, Salam Watandar has reached out to women and girls across the country to gauge their inheritance and ownership rights of property and assets at various stages of their lives.
KABUL (SW) – A survey conducted by Salam Watandar with 36 young boys and girls in Kabul reveals that girls are more deprived of the right to choose than boys.
KABUL (SW) – Educational and work restrictions on women over the past nearly three years have driven them to engage in various economic activities and businesses to regain a presence in society and achieve self-sufficiency.
KABUL (SW) – Young Afghan women are taking on the role of breadwinners by embroidering and balancing household duties with their small businesses.
KABUL (SW) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan announced that in the past year, the employment rate among women in Afghanistan has decreased by 50%, now standing at just 6%.
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings via interviews with 24 women with physical disabilities in Kabul show that although these women are eligible to receive
