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Main Cover Photo:<\/strong> The U.S.-Taliban peace agreement signed in February 2019 in Doha, Qatar there was no reference to women issues in the agreement at all. [U.S. State Department photo by Ron Przysucha\/Public Domain]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
This paper is an in-depth assessment of the struggles of Afghan women against inequality. It is an overview of women’s rights history in Afghanistan over <\/strong>the past two centuries, focusing on the four decades \u2013 the Soviet Union invasion, the Afghan Civil War, the Taliban government, the U.S. invasion of 2001, and the current U.S. \u2013 Taliban peace talks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The international community has invested blood and treasure over the past 19 years in Afghanistan to topple the repressive Taliban regime and create a prosperous, democratic country where women and human rights are respected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite many positive steps, that dream has never materialized. In the past 18 months, the U.S. has engaged in peace talks with the Taliban after they failed to defeat the Taliban militarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A deal with the Taliban might be an exit strategy for the U.S. military from the endless war in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Afghan women are concerned that the achievements since the fall of the Taliban would be reversed if the Taliban rises to power or is given a share of power as a result of the peace talks. Women’s rights groups are particularly concerned, given the Taliban’s restrictions on women working and their opposition to the education of girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Main Cover Photo: The U.S.-Taliban peace agreement signed in February 2019 in Doha, Qatar there was no reference to women issues in the agreement at all. [U.S. State Department photo by Ron Przysucha\/Public Domain] This paper is an in-depth assessment of the struggles of Afghan women against inequality. It is an overview of women’s rights history in … <\/p>\n