Many observers and analysts are of the view that without observation of women's rights reconciliation with Taliban is not acceptable. Over the last decade, relative political, social and economic participation of women has been one of the trumpeted achievements made after the fall of hard-line Taliban regime. The ongoing reconciliation process with the Taliban militants, which remains very ineffective, has given rise to concerns among Afghan women that their rights and achievements may be endangered and sacrificed.

Women are part of the society and must play role in it.
In Afghanistan words remain insufficient to bring about any change to the status of women in the country because it continues to remain "male-centered." The traditional cognitive practices, which also run counter to core Islamic teachings, are patriarchal in Afghanistan. Even it has to be said that social and political structures remain discriminatory towards women.

Unfortunately, the gender concepts are still alien to many traditional forces that have grown in patriarchal culture and see the realization of gender equality in the country as their own demise.

Women and human rights organizations and civil society institutions supporting and advocating women's rights and gender equality may have mushroomed over the last decade after the fall of Taliban regime but the bitter fact is that women still suffer from atrocities that have no justification except for the very reality of male-centeredness and patriarchy that appears to be very deeply engrained in the fabric of our society.

Not long ago the status of women was shown when Taliban militants killed a woman in front of more than hundred people in Perwan. This is, in fact, a Taliban-style interpretation and the government tried to appease the Taliban as Parwan remains a hotbed of the militants' terrorist activities.

The government and international community must not allow the gains to be put at risk and must provide more space for women in order to bring changes to the traditional structures.