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Zaigul, a 50 year-old widow who lost her husband and a son in the war against the Soviet Union and subsequent civil war, obtained $360 in loans to buy a cow and 10 sheep. She keeps the animals in a courtyard surrounded by mud walls and inside a building next to her house. 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.
