CAUSES OF FRAGILITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS BETWEEN 2001 AND 2021

Abstract

In this study, an attempt has been made to address the reasons for the fragility of the achievements of Afghan women from 2001 to 2021, which is based on a descriptive-analytical method. Addressing the socio-political activity of women in Afghanistan has been a fresh and up-to-date debate since the new political system came to power in 2001 that had attracted the attention of most political experts, researchers, and countries and organizations supporting women. However, the issues of stability and the sustainability of women's achievements were forgotten, and no special attention was paid to them. As the fragility of these achievements is clearly felt at this point in time, the present study is based on the history of women's activities, the laws of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on women, and the barriers to women over the past two decades. Since the women's rights debate has been an urban and Western discourse for the past two decades and bears no resemblance to Afghanistan's traditional and misogynistic culture, it cannot be claimed that the achievements of women were the product of the social struggles of Afghan women. In view of the fact that the issue of government inefficiency, oppression, misogyny, insecurity, discriminatory laws, violence, gender inequality, and women's ignorance of their demands has always been an objective and ongoing issue in Afghanistan. On the contrary, struggles and activities under the name of ‘support for women’ have not been a tangible and pervasive phenomenon. Thus, a brief look at Afghanistan's history shows that while progress has been very slow and volatile for women, setbacks have always been rapid and continuous throughout the history of their activities. As a result, tougher struggles over a longer period of time, the design and implementation of real projects based on Afghanistan's social structure, the weakening of gendered views, the change of discriminatory laws, the stability of security and democracy, and increasing the scientific capacity of women can bring lasting achievements to Afghan women