Afghans are ‘out of options’ and desperately need realistic alternatives to poppy cultivation

As Afghanistan’s widespread economic crisis drags on and jobs become scarcer, the women of Dogabad village are finding innovative ways to support their loved ones, even as their own lives seem grimmer than ever. In this impoverished neighbourhood of Kabul, against all odds, women are taking the lead.

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Afghans are ‘out of options’ and desperately need realistic alternatives to poppy cultivation
Afghans are ‘out of options’ and desperately need realistic alternatives to poppy cultivation

Afghans are ‘out of options’ and desperately need realistic alternatives to poppy cultivation

18 Aug 2023

As Afghanistan’s widespread economic crisis drags on and jobs become scarcer, the women of Dogabad village are finding innovative ways to support their loved ones, even as their own lives seem grimmer than ever. In this impoverished neighbourhood of Kabul, against all odds, women are taking the lead.

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