45-year-old Kalsom is the first woman in the Afghan city Kandahar that has dared to break up the tribal traditions to earn livelihood independently.

Ein Chinalee

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45-year-old Kalsom is the first woman in the Afghan city Kandahar that has dared to break up the tribal traditions to earn livelihood independently.

Along with her seven-year-old son, Kalsom sells cucumbers on the handcart from dawn to dusk to support her three-member family.

SOUNDBITE: KALSOM, Street Vendor
"The poverty forced me to work. On average I can earn about 2.9 U.S. dollars a day through selling cucumbers on the streets of Kandahar city."

 

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