Afghan Warrior

Many men throughout Afghanistan have been rendered disabled or even killed due to fighting and can no longer work to support their families.
More than half of the population in Afghanistan is now women and many of them are widows or the head of their household. So, after a quarter of century of continuous fighting, it has become a necessity for some women to go to work to keep putting food on the table.
Many women are starting their own business by taking out loans and using their valuable skills like baking and tailoring. About 4,000 other women around the Kabul are receiving vocational and literacy training provided by the world food program [WFP] to learn skills like tailoring, making candles and soap, and preserving fruit and vegetables. The women will complete their training and could start working within a month’s time.
The WFP is currently working in Kabul and will soon move to areas throughout Afghanistan such as Jalalabad ,Kandahar ,and Mazar-e- Sharif.
The object is to bring more women into Afghan work force and help them to get off to a good start in the community.
Over the next five years the Ministry of Commerce will be working to establish programs and policies to help the women of Afghanistan and provide them with better opportunities to start businesses. The Afghan Women’s Business Association has already been established. The Ministry of Commerce will also be building centers for women in business. These centers will include training and work shops and will teach techniques for exporting products.
Many women in Afghanistan have already received assistance but many more still need help. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is working to help each and every one of its citizens to build a more safe and prosperous life.