Sonia Azatyar / TruthdigMay 24, 2017
The conservative country still presents major obstacles for companies led by women, but progress is being made. (Pictured: Afghan businesswoman Mariyam Omerkhil.) Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Alia Rajai / Sahar SpeaksFeb 3, 2017
Under the Taliban, women were rarely seen in business, but that is starting to change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Mariam Alimi / Sahar SpeaksFeb 2, 2017
A female photojournalist whose photo of a farmer became famous in 2004 provides workshops for teenage girls in the hopes that they, too, will find success. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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By Parastoo Saqib / Sahar SpeaksFeb 1, 2017
Although officially banned, this Islamic practice has gained popularity as the environment worsens for Afghan women. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Zahra Nader / Sahar SpeaksJan 31, 2017
Afghan civil law does not give women the right to divorce. "Here, a woman's voice is not heard," says a law student who spent four years in court ending her abusive marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Sitara Sadaat / Sahar SpeaksJan 27, 2017
"Music is for boys and not girls," 22-year-old Fazila Zamir was told. Now she is proving her instructors wrong by performing on television and leading an all-male band. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Shougofa Alikozay / Sahar SpeaksJan 26, 2017
Despite high maternal and child mortality rates, Afghanistan maintains its custom of child marriage, subjecting victims to lives of poverty and misery. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Nadia Zahel / Sahar SpeaksJan 24, 2017
After decades of captivity made possible by an inhumane custom, this 36-year-old whispers to a female reporter, "How am I still alive?" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Sparghai Basir Aryan / Sahar SpeaksJan 21, 2017
While growing up in a refugee camp in Pakistan, I realized that the Afghan capital city my mother described no longer exists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Zahra Joya /Jan 20, 2017
At 5 years old, I knew I couldn't end up like my mother and grandmother. So I attended school as "Mohammed" to escape the cycle of illiteracy in our village. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Sonia Azatyar / Sahar SpeaksJan 19, 2017
In a country considered one of the worst places on earth to be female, social media gives women a way to air and share their views. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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