Kandahar: Ban on Tailoring Women's Clothing Leaves Tailors Jobless and Increases Costs for Families
News Report | Shapoor Nayebzadeh
Kabul Times News
Kandahar — Local sources report that the Taliban's ban on male tailors sewing women's clothing in Kandahar has left a number of tailors unemployed while simultaneously driving up the cost of clothing for families.
According to these sources, many tailors previously supported themselves and their families by sewing women's garments; however, having lost their jobs, they now face heightened economic hardship.
The consequences of this ban extend beyond the tailors themselves, affecting families who previously obtained their clothing at lower costs from local tailors.
Sources add that garments made by local tailors were of good quality and more affordably priced compared to imported clothing. With the restriction of these tailors' activities, families are now forced to pay more for clothing.
Sources state that many families cannot afford imported clothing. They are calling on the Taliban to lift the ban so that tailors can resume their work and families can once again obtain necessary clothing at reasonable prices.
This restriction on tailors in Kandahar comes at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with economic difficulties and a lack of job opportunities. The loss of employment for tailors threatens to increase the economic burden on their families and drive up the cost of living for other citizens as well.
Kandahar: Ban on Tailoring Women's Clothing Leaves Tailors Jobless and Increases Costs for Families
