First Ever Women's Mart Opened In Bamyan, Afghanistan

Life for women in Afghanistan is probably the most difficult, ever since the Taliban started a trend. However, there are slow but steady trends that are taking the country's women to reverse the currents.

At last, the first ever women's mart has been opened on Sunday in the central Bamyan province of Afghanistan. This was the province that earlier had another (dis)honor tagged on it. It housed the colossal Budha statues blown up by the Taliban.

But today, it is the centre of a beautiful women's mart, according to theoslotimes.

On Sunday, the provincial women's association appreciated the bazaar that had 20 shops, which would gradually be expanded. While the Bamyan Municipality gave shops free of cost to the women, they will be able to sell handicrafts, agricultural products and merchandise in the mart.

The Bamyan Mayor, Eng. Khadem Hussain Fitar, said that businesswomen and female artisans will be able to sell any of their products at the market. Another local businesswoman said that women would be able to shop in the womanly environment as they tend to buy some products that they cannot in a general market.

Head of the Sulsal Association, Uzra Lali, explained that while women were earlier paying Afs. 10, 000 every month as rent for a shop, they would now not need to pay rent for any retail store they are able to manage here.