Nilly Kohzad is an Afghan-American economist and journalist.
A northern Afghan province that once boasted promising business opportunities for women has been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Talks between the Afghan government and the hard-line Islamist Taliban movement finally appear to be on the horizon after the two sides announced a brief cease-fire during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha this week.
In Afghanistan, women cannot obtain a passport for their children without the presence of the father. The mother's name isn’t allowed on the child's identification card, either.
