The incidents violating women rights in Afghanistan have not been stopped though there have been comparative developments made in the last decade or so and billion of dollars spent. In fact the changes are prevalent only on the exterior while from within the Afghan society still lacks the modernity and development it needs in order to reach to a respectable position. The support and assistance of the international community has only been able to provide clean and beautiful attire not a praiseworthy soul to Afghan society and this attire is going to get dirty very soon.

The Afghan social structure has been vehemently dominated by religious extremism and tribal nepotism. Though these factors have affected almost everyone, women have been intensely influenced as they belong to the weaker strata of the society. Most of the self-designed religious doctrines and tribal norms are against the women and discriminate their basic rights.

Unfortunately, these norms and doctrines have even gone to the extent of violence and have tortured women physically – mostly in the public. They, in the name of dignity of women, have in fact degraded them. The concept of Chadar and Chardiwari has not been able to provide safety and respect to Afghan women.

Recently, there have been reports of rescue of a girl, Sahar Gul, by Afghan police on Monday, December 26, 2011. The 15 years old girl was reportedly locked up in a bathroom in her in-laws house. She was in fact forced by her in-laws to be a prostitute, which she had rejected and was confined as punishment.

Her case was reported to police by her parents after her mysterious disappearance. District police Chief Fazel Rahman has, in this regard mentioned, "She was beaten, her fingernails were removed and her arm was broken."

He also mentioned that three women had been arrested for relevance to the case which also includes the girl's mother in law; however, her husband could make an escape. Even if he had been caught, it would not have made much difference.

This is really pathetic and shows what sort of respect and honor the society in fact offers to women. The Chief of Pul e Khumri hospital, where she has been admitted, has said, "The 15 year old girl was brought to hospital with severe shock. She had injuries to her legs and face and the nails on her left hand had been removed.

" It is difficult to even imagine such violence but unfortunately that is quite a reality in Afghan society. No doubt, this incident is one of the severest kinds of violence of a girl who is only a teenager. Even more pathetic is the fact that such a young girl was married.

It is not unusual in Afghan society to arrange the marriages of the girl before they are mature and in most of the cases before they are ten years of age and they really do not understand the dynamics of marriage and are sandwiched in the complexities of life.

Another aspect of traditional marriage system in Afghanistan is that the girls after marriage are basically considered as a commodity that has been bought by the men so as to utilize it the way they please – in most of the cases they are no better in their parents' houses as well.

There is no doubt that the social and economic conditions in Afghanistan, to a large extent, are responsible for the deteriorating standard of living for all the people but the negligence of women's rights and dignity are also a dominant reason. On most of the occasions the rights of women are not only violated by the mere compulsions; rather they are choices made by the people – though a very hideous choice to make.

Among many other issues that remain unsettled in Afghanistan, women rights is a dominant one. There were expectations that women rights would be emphasized much in the Bonn II Conference; however the emphasis was not very much considerable.

Among the civil society members, Selay Ghaffar, a woman rights activist and the member of the executive board of Afghan Women's Network (AWN), was given a chance to speak about the issues of women rights. Unfortunately, she was officially given only three minutes to discuss the issue.

Considering the plight of women in Afghanistan, the time was not sufficient. Moreover, the emphasis on women rights that has been included in the Bonn Conference outcome documents is not very much definitive.

It says that the international community expects the peace and reconciliation process to respect the Afghan constitution and its provisions for the rights of women. However, the voice was raised regarding the women rights by many male and female members of civil society forum preceding the conference.

The concerns regarding the women rights in Afghanistan seem to be rising. A report about Afghan women earlier this year that included a sample of 1,000 women clearly depicted that women in Afghanistan fear the return of Taliban or the Taliban like government in the times to come.

Though there have been certain improvements made regarding the condition of women in Afghanistan, the concerns mentioned above still stand on strong footings. Furthermore, the series of different sorts of incidents in different parts of country also seem to be pointing towards the threat the Afghan women are going to face if the earlier extremist religious and obsolete traditional practices are not dealt with appropriately.

The issue of Gulnaz, another victim of male chauvinism, further raised the concerns of international community regarding the issues of women in the country. Though during the conference Canadian, European and Indian representatives made strong statements regarding the rights of women and their proper care, it should be made sure that emphasis must be maintained and they should be pursued properly.

Women form an integral part of society and have an important role to play. Their representation and involvement in different walks of life can help society develop appropriately. They can not be kept on being discriminated and violated indefinitely, because it is not only non-religious but at the same time inhumane because above all women are human beings; unfortunately, this very fact has not been realized by many in Afghan society.