Afghan women had further developed and gained tangible achievements in different spheres over the last 11 years, the US embassy said Monday.
Abbas Kamwand, spokesman of the US embassy in Kabul in an exclusive interview said that women had remarkably developed in Afghanistan over the last more than one decade.
They could get access to office, education, justice, lawmaking and other social issues—a considerable progress compared to the last more than one decade of full women deprivation of their rights.
He said the Afghan women progress can’t be compared with those of Iranian and Pakistani, as they had achieved great and fast headway.
Before the last 10 years, the Afghan women were not even allowed to go out of their houses for purchasing their daily needs, but today they can register them as the presidential runners’ deputies. “Some 720 women are running as managers of their offices, 1280 working for the civil society, 144 as provincial council runners and 66 others as lawmakers.”
He said the women are expected to get further development in the decade of transformation.
On a possible security pact failure between Afghanistan and the US, what the strategic ally could do for the Afghan women beyond 2014, the spokesman said the security pact can’t determine the type the US cooperation for the people of Afghanistan. “The US has a long-term commitment with the Afghan people…there are still many great programs to be implemented, and undoubtedly, both US and Afghanistan would remain cooperating each other in this field.”
Meanwhile Assistant Information Officer of the US Embassy, Anita Ghildyal praised Afghan women development and said his country had long term cooperation. “The US government and embassy had trained some 833 media women who are now working for the Afghan media. The US embassy in joint cooperation with the Afghan government is working for elimination of violence against women and had never run any uncoordinated performance in the country.”
Confirming the assertions of embassy spokesman, Kamwand on the Afghan women capacity development and their incomparability with 2002, she told Wakht News Agency that the US would continue its cooperation with the Afghan women until they could stand on their feet and defend their rights.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will run a five-year program costing $200 million to help Afghan women raise their capacity, she said hoping the international community, Afghan government and other countries could join the process to help expand the program.
Elizabeth Howard, another Assistant Information Officer to the US Embassy said the US capacity building programs had not been specialized for Afghanistan, but they are being conducted in other countries as well, but, this program is just for the Afghan women. “They had suffered much over the last several years of conflicts and need further cooperation.”
She said not only the women could do much for themselves but the men and the Afghan government should also provide cooperation with the capacity building programs being launched for them.
An Afghan human rights commissioner, Suraya Subhrang also told Wakht News Agency that women condition had remarkable development over the last 11 years in Afghanistan, but she called it insufficient and asked for further effort for their conditions.
“No challenge, the Afghan women are facing in their way toward accessing to the social-politic fields, but insecurity, culture of immunity and poverty could be called the elements still threatening women advancement.”
Spokesman Kamwand also lauded the women position under the Islamic teachings and said when the Islamic scripts are seriously studied, it said “Women had heaven under their feet”, the best position the holy Islam attached to the women.
He called violence against women an anti-human act and asked the Afghan people to fight against the nefarious phenomenon across the country.
According to the Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) 4150 cases of violence against women had been registered, showing and increase of 24.7 percent of anti-women violence compared to first six month of last year.
In a fresh anti-women violence triggered verbal family dispute, a husband cut lips and nose of his wife Setara in Enjil district of Herat province.
Abbas Kamwand, spokesman of the US embassy in Kabul in an exclusive interview said that women had remarkably developed in Afghanistan over the last more than one decade.
They could get access to office, education, justice, lawmaking and other social issues—a considerable progress compared to the last more than one decade of full women deprivation of their rights.
He said the Afghan women progress can’t be compared with those of Iranian and Pakistani, as they had achieved great and fast headway.
Before the last 10 years, the Afghan women were not even allowed to go out of their houses for purchasing their daily needs, but today they can register them as the presidential runners’ deputies. “Some 720 women are running as managers of their offices, 1280 working for the civil society, 144 as provincial council runners and 66 others as lawmakers.”
He said the women are expected to get further development in the decade of transformation.
On a possible security pact failure between Afghanistan and the US, what the strategic ally could do for the Afghan women beyond 2014, the spokesman said the security pact can’t determine the type the US cooperation for the people of Afghanistan. “The US has a long-term commitment with the Afghan people…there are still many great programs to be implemented, and undoubtedly, both US and Afghanistan would remain cooperating each other in this field.”
Meanwhile Assistant Information Officer of the US Embassy, Anita Ghildyal praised Afghan women development and said his country had long term cooperation. “The US government and embassy had trained some 833 media women who are now working for the Afghan media. The US embassy in joint cooperation with the Afghan government is working for elimination of violence against women and had never run any uncoordinated performance in the country.”
Confirming the assertions of embassy spokesman, Kamwand on the Afghan women capacity development and their incomparability with 2002, she told Wakht News Agency that the US would continue its cooperation with the Afghan women until they could stand on their feet and defend their rights.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will run a five-year program costing $200 million to help Afghan women raise their capacity, she said hoping the international community, Afghan government and other countries could join the process to help expand the program.
Elizabeth Howard, another Assistant Information Officer to the US Embassy said the US capacity building programs had not been specialized for Afghanistan, but they are being conducted in other countries as well, but, this program is just for the Afghan women. “They had suffered much over the last several years of conflicts and need further cooperation.”
She said not only the women could do much for themselves but the men and the Afghan government should also provide cooperation with the capacity building programs being launched for them.
An Afghan human rights commissioner, Suraya Subhrang also told Wakht News Agency that women condition had remarkable development over the last 11 years in Afghanistan, but she called it insufficient and asked for further effort for their conditions.
“No challenge, the Afghan women are facing in their way toward accessing to the social-politic fields, but insecurity, culture of immunity and poverty could be called the elements still threatening women advancement.”
Spokesman Kamwand also lauded the women position under the Islamic teachings and said when the Islamic scripts are seriously studied, it said “Women had heaven under their feet”, the best position the holy Islam attached to the women.
He called violence against women an anti-human act and asked the Afghan people to fight against the nefarious phenomenon across the country.
According to the Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) 4150 cases of violence against women had been registered, showing and increase of 24.7 percent of anti-women violence compared to first six month of last year.
In a fresh anti-women violence triggered verbal family dispute, a husband cut lips and nose of his wife Setara in Enjil district of Herat province.
Source : Afghan Voice Agency (AVA), Kabul
