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International Relations Think Tank: While in the silence of the international community, various states of Afghanistan were conquered by Taliban forces one after another, the concern about the situation of women’s rights in this country increased.

This concern goes back to the Taliban rule between 2001-1995, a period that may be called the period of establishment of classical Talibanism. In these days, the Taliban created dark days for women with actions such as: banning employment, banning education, banning leaving the house, compulsory hijab (including burqa), etc.

Women practically did not have the right to choose their social and political destiny and lived in complete isolation until after the fall of the Taliban in 2001, a window of light was opened for them and they were able to claim their trampled rights, including the right to education, the right to vote, and the right to enter To the parliament, to play a role in political and managerial positions and….

The Taliban’s view of women, which has mental roots, is perhaps one of the things that has caused concern for the people of this land and other societies, a view that will persist despite the claims made by its leaders regarding structural reforms, because such Thoughts are so deep in their beliefs.

From their point of view, a woman has no duty except bearing children and raising children, keeping house and obeying her husband, and since the female gender is recorded as a taboo in their culture, we cannot expect much that educated, working, and socially active women will be accepted in their belief.

Among the other factors of the Taliban’s extreme view, one can mention the struggle with modernity, and in addition to that, the complexity of Afghanistan’s legal system, which is based on religious values, customs and tribal traditions, and often leads to discriminatory processes.

According to the mentioned reasons, accepting the claim of reforms, especially in women’s issues, is far from the mind of the Taliban, and no matter how much they try to change the patriarchal face of their government by appointing female executives and giving them the right to education, even if they are single-sex, etc. The view of the global media is embellished, discrimination is still evident, for this reason, where men are able to present anti-feminist interpretations of Sharia, gender justice is practically nothing more than a joke.

On the other hand, in recent days, after the Taliban came to power, there was panic in this country and it caused many people, especially women and girls, to seek refuge.

According to the available evidence, some of them end up in the unfavorable condition of refugee camps or American military bases in some countries, which can cause many problems for this vulnerable group, therefore, international institutions should take care of themselves from now on. Ready for extensive consequences to damage them

However, from the point of view of some experts, the non-obligation of human rights organizations in this field and the silence of many feminists at this time clearly revealed the legal weaknesses, which caused the disappointment and discouragement of many women expecting support from became international and left an inefficient image of these institutions, of course, the effective role of social media in informing and drawing the world’s attention to the issue of Afghanistan should not be ignored, to the extent that some well-known figures take advantage of its influence. The same media tried to awaken public opinion to hear the voices of women and girls.

So that this minimal hope can be created that maybe in the not so near future the influence of public opinion can be an important driver in the stance of governments and organizations.

On the other hand, there are some limited movements to help women, for example, feminist groups in Afghanistan currently provide food, medical care and safe spaces for women and children. “They have created a secret school for girls under the previous order of the Taliban, and they will continue to do so secretly if needed, which is very hopeful.”

However, there is still a long way to establish minimum rights for Afghan women in the presence of neo-Talibanism, which will not be possible except with serious international demands, public awareness and information.