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which had always considered legal rights of women, and special
Afghanistan a way to access the gas quotas were even set for them to
resources of Central Asia and trade with compensate for their lack of presence in
those countries, decided to introduce the social scene.
the reserve forces that had been trained In general, the actions of the
in Pakistani schools during the years of government of the Islamic Republic of
jihad as the Ṭāliban Islamic movement Afghanistan in the field of women’s
to reach the countries of Central Asia. issues can be divided into legislative
What caused the Ṭāliban movement and practical measures.
to form in the first place is not very In the legislative part, the new
clear, and everyone cites a reason Afghan government took important
(Mubāriz, 2000, 228). But what is clear steps to remove the restrictions that the
is that without foreign support, such an Ṭāliban had placed on women’s rights.
attack would not have been possible for For example, in 2004, the Afghan
any of the Mujāhideen groups in terms government adopted a new
of manpower, logistical facilities, and constitution, according to which all
financing of the war. Afghan citizens, including women,
After taking control of Kandahar, enjoyed equal rights (Constitution of
the Ṭāliban quickly advanced towards the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
the Pashtūn-dominated southern 2004/2013, Art. 22). In early 2003,
provinces, with the only major obstacle Afghanistan joined the Convention on
in their way being non-Pashtūn groups. the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW). In 2007,
4.5. Women in the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan (2003) the Ministry of Women’s Affairs
The government of the Islamic approved the National Action Plan for
Republic of Afghanistan, which was Women, which included better
formed after the Bonn Agreement, can development, education, and laws that
be considered a golden era for women’s would achieve full equality for women
participation in political, social, in Afghanistan (Luccaro & Gaston,
economic, and educational affairs. 2014, p. 4).
After the fall of the Ṭāliban and the In the practical part, the government
establishment of the Islamic Republic has been working on ensuring
and the adoption of a new constitution women’s rights in social, political,
in the country, government laws were educational, and economic life,
enacted based on the participation of all especially in cases where the
ethnic groups and socio-political government has recognized them
groups. Special attention was paid to the through laws and regulations and has
