A returnee from Iran finds income through TUP

A returnee from Iran finds income through TUP

Mazari, a 38-year old Afghan woman, returned to Afghanistan from Iran with her family four years ago. Since settling in the Nahr-e-Shahi district of Balkh province, she and her husband, along with their two children (a son and a daughter), have been struggling to make ends meet, sharing a small mud house with her brother-in-law’s family, and barely eating three square meals a day.Download Full Story

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