Two Women, Two Stories

Afghan women have made huge progress in the last ten years with a record number of girls attending school and university; and female politicians from M.Ps to Governors now accepted as representatives of their people. But for many Afghan women, poverty and hardship are still an everyday reality. Here, two women from Herat share their stories. Includes interview with Shahida, widow. Kharogh District, Herat province and Ziagul, divorced. Nowabad District, Herat province.