Cortright and Persinger (2010) points out about the history of Resistance. History of Resistance first attempts of reform by the leaders of the Afghan state faced with fierce resistance from the rural periphery. King Amanullah in 1920, opened schools for girls in Kabul, advocated against the veil and gender segregation and ordered all Afghans towear Western cloths such as dress and hats. During 1929, a tribal insurrection did the King to end as a successor, . In 1950 Mohammed Daoud tried some reforms in , supporting against compulsory veiling in 1959. Since 1964 women took the right to vote in . In 1978 The Democratic Party of Afghanistan attempted wider national reforms. In 1979, Soviet forces invaded Afghanistan until 1989, they created openings for women in urban areas, while however they creat difficulties for other women. During this time, In the capital Kabul, the women were active in public life like doctors, journalists, and even police women. The rural areas had been desroyed. After the seizing Kabul and the collapse of the Soviet-backed government in 1992, the conservative mujahideen factions tried to Islamize the Afghan country as a reaction to Soviet-backed. From government jobs women were dismissed and also if was necessary ordered not to leave their houses. During this situation in Afganistan were a devastating civil war. The state was destroyed and sexual and violence was widespread. Women had sexually trafficked and coerced into becoming “wives” to militia commanders. Rape was used to dishonor entire communities.
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Referencing:
Cortright and Persinger (2010), Afghan Women Speak, Enhancing Security and Human Rights in Afghanistan, Available from https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/240260/afghan_women_speak_updated.pdf
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