Afghan women are fighting for their freedom.

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Monesa Mubarez is one of thousands of Afghan women who do not want to give up their basic rights.

These rights came easily to him during 20 years of Western-backed rule.

Before the radical Islamist Taliban took power, 31-year-old Monesa Mubarez was working as the Director of Policy Monitoring in Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance.

Of course, living in the big cities of Afghanistan, she was a woman who achieved independence for herself.

This kind of freedom was not even dreamed of by the previous generation under the previous Taliban regime in the late 1990s.

According to the Reuters news agency report, Mubarez is now unemployed.

This is because women are not allowed to work under the Islamic law of the Taliban.

He has issued a decree for women to dress in a conservative manner and to be imprisoned between the walls of the house.

Even secondary schools for girls were closed all over the country.

There is no woman in the cabinet of the new government.

And even the Ministry of Women's Affairs was shut down.

Mubarez is known as a female activist in the capital Kabul.

She says, "A war has ended, but for Afghan women the fight for their rights has begun... We will raise our voice against every injustice till our last breath."

Despite the risk of being beaten and detained by Taliban members patrolling the streets in the weeks following the toppling of the Western-backed government, she participated in several protests.

However, now those demonstrations are over.

Mubarez last took part in such protests on May 10.

But he and others meet hiding in homes.

Discusses women's rights and urges people to join this campaign.

The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, such gatherings were unthinkable.

During one such meeting at their home in July, Mubarez and a group of women sat in a circle on the floor talking about their experiences.

In this meeting, the women used words like "food", "work" and "freedom" as if they were addressing a rally outside.

"We fight for our freedom, we fight for our rights and good conditions. We do not work for any country, organization or spy agency. This is our country, this is our motherland, and we have the right to live here." have every right."

A woman told Reuters news agency.

UN Women's Representative in Afghanistan Alison Davidian said that stories like Mubarez can be found all over the country.

"Walking out the front door of their home is a normal part of life for many women around the world. But for many Afghan women, it's an extraordinary thing. It's like breaking the rules and regulations that the Taliban made." Is."

He said.

There are no clear laws regarding the behavior of women in public areas, but even in relatively liberal urban areas such as Kabul, women can be seen traveling without a male guardian.

But it is not seen in South and East Afghanistan.

According to Taliban law, when women travel more than 78 km (48 mi), all women are required to have a male guardian.

The international community has refused to recognize the new rulers of Afghanistan because of the behavior of the Taliban rulers towards girls and women.

Billions of dollars in aid have been cut and the economic crisis in Afghanistan has increased even more.

Senior officials of several ministries said policies regarding women are set by top leaders and declined to comment further.

The Taliban leadership has said that the rights of all Afghans will be protected under the interpretation of Sharia.

The Taliban said they were opposed to foreign occupation, and vowed not to pursue a policy of retaliation against former enemies since returning to power.

In cases where retaliation was reported, officials say they will investigate.