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Journalists Open Faizabad's First Tailoring Shop for Women

As #Afghanistan’s economic situation takes a turn for the worst and jobs become scarce, women struggle to find employment that will meet their needs.

Women

Female Business Owners Concerned About Future

Afghan female business owners face increasing concerns over the future of their trade under new Taliban rule as a host of challenges - including government sanctions, and economic collapse - fuel staggering unemployment rates and rattle Afghanistan.

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Afghan Shepherd Faces Economic Collapse & Drought

For this episode of One Day in Afghanistan, we have gone to the far reaches of western Afghanistan to bring you a short story about a shepherd’s life in the #Afghan countryside.

Economy

Herat Industries in Nine Month Freefall

The Herat industrial town in Afghanistan lost a significant portion of its factories following the Taliban takeover of the country in mid-August of last year.

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Home-Based Restaurant Gives Afghan Woman Purpose and Pay

Poverty was the drive for Feraiba Karimi to think creatively upon her return to #Afghanistan from neighboring Iran last year. Ms. Karimi now runs an affordable home-based restaurant.

Human Rights

Mistreatment, Humiliation Nothing New for Afghan Refugees in Iran

Frustration with Afghan refugees in Iran reached a boiling point after an Afghan was accused of stabbing three religious scholars and arrested in Mashhad, but Afghans living there say mistreatment of refugees is nothing new.

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Childhood, Games, and Imagination at Play

Safa and Marwa are inseparable siblings who often spend the entirety of their day playing together, enjoying the simplicity and innocence of their childhood years - however, they are in the minority.

Narcotics

Opium Harvest in Full Swing in Afghanistan’s South

Opium harvest is in full swing in Afghanistan’s southern region. According to traders, the Taliban decree that banned the cultivation and trade of narcotics, including opium, earlier the month is a new interpretation of the old tactic; to restore the falling value of opium in the region.

Girls

School for Girls Above 6th Grade Remains Closed in Afghanistan

Confusion, anger, and grief seized Afghan students and their families on March 22nd, as schools for girls above 6th grade remained closed after the Taliban take-over. Over a month later, schooling above 6th grade is still banned in all but one Afghan province.

Children

Prevalence of Blood Cancer Increasing in Kandahari Children

Health officials in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province say a number of children diagnosed with thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, may have been affected by the use of airstrikes during the drawn out US led intervention in Afghanistan

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The Female Seamstress and Her Taliban Customers

Masooma Haidari didn’t give up hope and reopened her tailoring shop 20 days after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. What she didn’t expect is to be sewing clothes for members of the Taliban who have become her primary source of revenue.

Economy

Afghans Frustrated by Ramadan Price Increases

Afghans across the country feel increasingly frustrated due to increase in prices of daily goods during the month of Ramadan across the country.

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The Woman that is Worth a Thousand Men

Amina is a champion of a woman who hardly realizes her resilience, hardwork and self-worth. While caring for livestock on her own  at home, she also bakes bread and washes her neighbors’ clothes for money, in order to take care of her family. She has done this throughout her life.

Food

Traditional Herati Restaurant Attracts Customers with Poetry and Food

Mawlana is a restaurant in Afghanistan's western Herat province, not only serving food, but has a small library dedicated to poems by Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi, otherwise known as Rumi.

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The Lives Impacted by Taliban Takeover

Following Taliban's ban on live music in Afghanistan, a huge number of Afghan musicians earning an income by playing at events, lost it and now have to take care of their families using minimal resouces available

Investigative

Fear on Every Corner, the Final Days of the U.S. War in Afghanistan

In firsthand accounts, Afghan civilians and U.S. Marines describe the chaos and desperation outside Kabul's airport. The evacuation was marred by missteps, violence, and tragedy. Then a suicide bombing ripped through the crowd, killing and injuring hundreds. A bombing U.S. officials knew was coming. By: Brian

Economy

Banks Lack Cash to Pay Government Salaries

The banking system in Afghanistan is struggling to meet the demand of hundreds of customers lined up outside banks who sometimes wait for days to withdraw their meager salaries.

Education

Education is Not an Option for These Girls

Afghan children are increasingly joining the workforce in a country marred by poverty.

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Beautiful Woodworking, with Basic Tools

Afghan carpenter in the eastern Kunar province makes beautiful wooden products he sells on the side of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.

Investigative

Little Hope the Taliban Can Solve Afghanistan's Numerous Crises

Today we ask Afghans for their honest opinions about the current crises.

Investigative

Violence Against Journalists Double since Taliban Takeover

Reporting by Abdul Ahad Poya, Nazar Mohammad Razmal Zaman, Abdul Karim Azim, and Mirzahussain Sadid, Written by Mohammad Jawad Alizada, and edited by Brian J. Conley KABUL – Cases of violence against journalists in Afghanistan have more than doubled since the Taliban victory last August, an annual report by Afghan media

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Family Keeps Ancient Art Alive

— One Day in Afghanistan — Written by Abdul Karim Azim, edited by Mohammad J. Alizada and Brian J. Conley HERAT – Herat is a cultural city whose name is associated with miniature art. Herat’s miniatures are inextricably linked with Ostad Kamaluddin Behzad, a man who brought miniature art to its peak

Human Rights

Taliban House-to-House Raids Spark Widespread Criticism

The Taliban launched a house-to-house search operation in Kabul and adjacent provinces, leading to widespread domestic and global criticism.

Investigative

Afghan Universities Reopen with New Gender Rules

Afghan students return to universities six months after the Taliban took over the country. But the atmosphere is both of despair an hope among students.

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Pomegranates; a Source of Fruit and Craft

Kawaras "baskets" are used to transport pomegranates, grapes, and other fresh fruits from Kandahar’s orchards to markets both domestic and international.