There is an interesting article in Dawn, by Tahir Atmar that takes a look at how Afghan women are venturing into commerce."Afghan woman Kamila Kabuli is causing a bit of a stir in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif just by selling cosmetics on the street. Kabuli, 35, runs a small stall at a busy city-centre roundabout that was set up with the help of the provincial women's department, in a ground-breaking project aimed at getting women into a business long dominated by men.
In a conservative society where men have traditionally run all trade, the stalls are raising lots of eyebrows, some opposition and much approval."
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