![Siddiqullah Alizai Afghan women tailors display a dress in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e1b859c8a9d4d60b2c17a8280615120/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Afghan women tailors display a dress in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e9615d685ac84ec4bfbd28cbd9ae179e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f14171d46ac84c668496f08a1c606b19/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d7b0c4a8e977419bb30e636133a347e2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/45dc173f571b47e287fd55d2a754d5eb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/51ff3ca9892c48e6b9435e87c678383c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fca4ffc9db8c42fda3da6326a18439bd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d010d4089a924d5b8bc5721f7cdf6ea5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Afghan women tailors work with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
![Siddiqullah Alizai An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fadf4bb661b849ad8852087d8a9df273/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)