Intl, Women’s Day held amid violence increased in Afghanistan

International Women’s Day was held in Kabul amid violence has increased against Afghan Women in Kabul on Tuesday officials said.

Independent Human Rights Committee in Afghanistan has declared the year of 2015 a bloody and full of violence for Afghan Women.

IHRC commissioner Qadria Yezdan parast said,” violence against Afghan women in the year of 2015 was increased where dozens of women have lost their life, we have recorded 5132 cases of violence against women the following number indicates 5,32 percent of increase comparing to last years.”

Meanwhile officials in Supreme Court have mentioned that 1200 cases of violence against women have been registered within our offices.

Supreme Court International relation head department Mohammad Asif Faiz said,” from the beginning of the year up to now we have recorded 1200 cases of violence where women were the victims on in Kabul,”

The worst case of violence against women which has been carried out were chopping of noses, ears, lips, stone to death, desert Court and killing of Farkhunda has been the most heinous violence in the history of Afghanistan.

Hambastagi party Spokesperson Selia Ghafar said,” all three powers within the Afghanistan body is full of corruption, specially the judicial departments where the most corrupted persons are working at, they have never wanted to retain the rights women,when cases are pursued gradually Women are accused.”

President senior adviser Malalay Shinwari said,” what the Ministry of women should have done is to have clean monitoring eyes on cases of violence against women in Afghanistan for the past several months, they have failed to use the golden opportunities for the benefits of Afghan women.”

Kabul resident Razma Khorosh said,” Afghan women aren’t experiencing good times back in provinces, they are kept in the house limits, in most cases they are being lashed, stone to death, the Government should do something about it.”

Despite of various challenges Afghan have achieved some of the goals within the society, they have found their own way to Afghanistan cabinet, Parliament, Government body, Ministries and etc.

MoI Deputy Spokesman Najeebullah Danish said,” more than 3,000 Afghan women are working in Afghanistan Security Council queue, efforts are underway to increase the presence of Afghan women in the future.”

MoWA planning head department Rahima Zarifi said,” Afghan Women have achieved some of the goals in the year of 1394, we have gained some of the International community commitments on decreasing of violence, different regulations and disciplinary law were approved by the Government.”

Women’s Day comes from 1875 where US women workers had held this day as their solidarity of women’s day.

Reported by Nawed Bahar