In 1344, when Rukia Habib Abu Bakr, Anhita Ratbzad, Khadija Ahrari and Massoma Asmati were elected to the House of Representatives of Afghanistan, a new gate was opened for women in the country's parliamentary history. These four women were elected to the House of Representatives from the constituencies of Kabul, Herat and Kandahar. At that time, women's political participation was still not widespread; But the change in the law allowed women to participate in the political process in the country. Today, almost six decades after that event, a comparison of the situation at that time with Afghanistan today presents a picture of profound change. Now, under Taliban rule, women are denied the official means of political representation; There are no elections, there is no parliament, and women have no role in the government structure.

In 1344, when Rukia Habib Abu Bakr, Anhita Ratbzad, Khadija Ahrari and Massoma Asmati were elected to the House of Representatives of Afghanistan, a new gate was opened for women in the country's parliamentary history. These four women were elected to the House of Representatives from the constituencies of Kabul, Herat and Kandahar. At that time, women's political participation was still not widespread; But the change in the law allowed women to participate in the political process in the country. Today, almost six decades after that event, a comparison of the situation at that time with Afghanistan today presents a picture of profound change. Now, under Taliban rule, women are denied the official means of political representation; There are no elections, there is no parliament, and women have no role in the government structure.