Aiding Afghanistan with Style

"A set of profiles by Business Week Online about Afghan businesswomen. Like I always say, political and social rights will emerge and improve when women have more control of their finances. These women are very creative.


She hopes to open her first guesthouse in Kabul by the end of the year and then roll out to the country's main cities and along the border, as women often travel to Pakistan and Iran. And once this gets off the ground, Mahboba says that there are even larger possibilities: A chain of women's guesthouses in Muslim countries where women need to travel safely.

"I want us to have better businesses, to make good money, and for all women to [have] financially sustainable [lives]," she says. "We have the skills, but we've not had many good opportunities. Now we have the opportunity to create something."
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