Hard Work, Low Pay for Afghan Wool Workers
Women in Herat province complain that factory owners are exploiting their vulnerabilities.
Women in Herat province complain that factory owners are exploiting their vulnerabilities.
Speakers say that public trust can only be won through a higher degree of professionalism.
Event told that gender discrimination comes in many forms.
Handicraft skills are reducing tensions within the institution as well as helping women support their families.
Very few are able to finish their studies, let alone go on to university.
Event hears that summary justice is often meted out by ad hoc courts.
''It’s like a cage. I wish men could also be trapped like this so that they would understand how much we suffer.''
Vocational training programmes prove highly successful in eastern province.
Diplomat hints that Moscow may share common interests with the insurgent group.
Local campaigners say that they are not invited to political or cultural gatherings.