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Pictured is a woman sat down and sewing a pattern with yellow thread onto a white fabric. She is wearing a polka-dot head-covering and flower-pattern clothes.
Ali M Latifi/TNH

  • A woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, sews a garment in western Herat province. Afghan women are known for their skilled embroidery but only receive a fraction of the profits when clothes are sold for hundreds of dollars in city markets.

  • Credits Ali M Latifi/TNH
  • Themes Human Rights
  • Regions Afghanistan

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