The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has said that 18,616 women entrepreneurs were supported in Afghanistan during 2025.
In a message posted on X on Monday, April 20, the organization added that this has strengthened women’s participation in economic activities through small and medium-sized enterprises in the country.
The UN also said the day before that the continued ban on girls’ secondary education by the Taliban remains the most significant structural barrier to the equitable development of human capital.
It added that more than 34 million people in Afghanistan have been covered by aid programs, and over 4.6 million children have been enrolled in schools with the organization’s support.
Additionally, around 45,000 long-term jobs have been created, some of which have benefited both women and men in different parts of the country.
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, women have been barred from working in government and non-government institutions, and only a small number of women entrepreneurs continue their activities.
