Publication

This report examines the position of women in Afghanistan. It outlines their historical social and economic status in the Afghan monarchic state, under communism and the Taliban. It concentrates on gender policy in post-Bonn Afghanistan and lists constitutional and legal protection of women. However, the report argues that if gender equality is to obtain significant public support, arguments are required that draw upon Islamic notions of equity and social justice. Progressive legal and constitutional developments in other Islamic countries, such as Iran’s family courts, should be examined as possible models for Afghanistan.