Covid-19 Wipes Away Afghan Toilet Paper Maker's Expansion Plan

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According to Channel News Asia, Afghan toilet paper entrepreneur Zuhal Atmar overcame patriarchy and security threats to build a business that was set to go global due to a COVID-19-induced shortage. But then, the supply of her key raw material - trash - dried up. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a lockdown in Kabul, forcing scavengers off the streets and slashing access to the waste paper and cardboard which Atmar recycles into pink-and-white bathroom tissue rolls.

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