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Shakila Ghaznaway, 25, is in the wedding business. After opening a bridal beauty parlor, a videotaping service and a seamstress business, she launched a shop selling plastic flowers. The mother of two has not only repaid all four of her loans, which totaled $1,100, but also used extra profit to buy her husband a power saw so that he could start a carpentry business. Kabul, Afghanistan, 2007
Micro credit banks began working in Afghanistan shortly after the fall of the Taliban. They provide motivated, yet often poor, Afghans small loans to start or invest in small sustainable businesses. These loans can range from several hundred to several thousand dollars.
