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Sukhriya Hassani, a 25-year-old widow, earns $300 a month – a lavish income in Afghanistan – by renting out cellular phone service by the call minute (10 cents for domestic, 45 for international). Her family of eight depends on her. She’s willing to put up with thugs and her tiny office (freezing in winter, roasting in summer) on a bustling street in Kabul if it means she can afford to send her 8-year-old son to school and herself to night classes in English and computers. This Forbes article looks at the economic opportunities available to women in Afghanistan through this “village-phone”-style model.