The International Organization of Migration (IOM) reported that in less than four months, it has created over 2,200 job opportunities in Afghanistan, including 1,103 specifically for women.

Several businesswomen call on aid organizations to support female entrepreneurs and businesswomen in the country.

Zahra Sadat Hossaini, who was previously employed at a government agency, has been unemployed since the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate in the country.

She says that over the past two years, she has created an agency to support women, directly and indirectly providing jobs and training opportunities for about 700 women in the handicraft sector.

Zahra Sadat told TOLOnews: "If there were no women, men could not progress today because women are half of the society's body. If we utilize women's power in society, we will have an advanced country."

Some businesswomen say that financial support for them positively impacts the economic growth of their families.

Nadia Nayab, a businesswoman, said: "Women have turned limitations into opportunities and work in various fields in Afghanistan, which itself is a good opportunity for progress."

Anisa Ahmadi, another businesswoman, said: "I work in the bridal gown production sector, which is a very good area, but there must be enough income and expense to be able to produce; the costs in the bridal gown sector are very high."

Khanjan Alkozai, a board member of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment, said: "In our business, we had a number of women whose licenses had been suspended but are now active again, yet they are not at the level they were during the Republic."

Previously, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report stated that the agency, in collaboration with its partners, has supported 75,000 small businesses led by women in Afghanistan and created job opportunities for 900,000 individuals in total.