HERAT - A three-day photo exhibit depicting women’s role in politics, society and sport opened Thursday in the western province of Herat.

“The exhibition depicts the ways of women’s lives in Afghanistan, which is peerless,” said Wali Shah Bahra, Director of Information and Culture in Herat, calling all visitors to attend.

“Women in Society” - which includes 54 photographs by national and international journalists - was organized at the Allama Saljoqi Public Hall by the Herat Youth Journalism Center with support from UNAMA’s Western Region office.

The opening attracted residents and representatives from women’s rights organizations.

The Director of Women Voice Organization, Suraya Pakzad, said it was the first time she had witnessed such an exhibition.

By Fraidoon Poya, UNAMA