Afghan women's employment has fallen by 25 percent since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a statement on March 7.
Male students trickled back to their classes on March 6 after Afghan universities reopened following a winter break, but women remain barred by Taliban authorities.
The Taliban authorities have not given any pledge to reopen schools and universities for Afghan girls and women in the new school year, a senior EU official said in Kabul on March 5.
Beekeeping made great strides in Afghanistan as an agricultural product that provided entrepreneurial opportunities and boosted food security. But while production has risen, incomes have fallen, leaving farmers with a glut of honey they can’t sell in the face of competition from cheap imports.