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Progress and Pitfalls of “Peace-Building”
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Hence, there has not been a major shift in the position of women and in the strict patriarchal norms of society. Empowerment of women in the form of representation in the Lower House also seems to be a token without real impact in terms of decision-making and political participation. Women’s movement in Afghanistan is tentative and yet to take firm roots.
Empowering people victimized by long periods of conflict is essential to peace-building and women’s empowerment is just a part of this larger social issue. Afghanistan women have a very long way to go before achieving real empowerment. While provisions for the empowerment of women was negligible during the Taleban era, and now more opportunities are being created, yet it will probably take considerable time for them to be truly emancipated and this could come
true, through access to health, education, creation of jobs and a secure
environment. And in the process of empowerment of women, quantity
should be matched by quality.
(c) Education, Research and Policy Research: There was a marked decline at the level of social interaction during the Taleban regime. The
situation has certainly been improving in the post-Taleban period.
However, the role of education and research in the process of reconstruction in post-Taleban Afghanistan has only recently attracted
some attention.
The institutions are in need of urgent support – mainly academic – to improve
quality, build capacity and develop research facility. India’s role in this
regard might prove crucial from two perspectives. While financial and
technical support from the Indian government can help Afghanistan to
rebuild important educational institutions like the Habibia High School,
that suffered damage during Taleban rule, Indian teachers, researchers
and scholars can actively help in the process of capacity building among
Afghan teachers and researchers. Representatives from Afghan Research
and Evaluation Unit (AREU), Office of the Afghan NationalDevelopment Strategy (ANDS), Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University
(ACKU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and
Afghanistan Sub-national Governance Programme (ASGP-UNDP)
suggested that young Afghan researchers need methodological support from their Indian counterparts.
To be continued....