Mondica Mondiale Action in Afghanistan: Representing the Struggle of Afghan Women Post-Taliban Return in 2021

The Taliban regime returned to power in 2021, overthrowing the United States-created Afghan government and reintroducing restrictive policies on women’s rights. These policies included banning female students from universities, dismissing female government employees, and restricting women from traveling long distances alone. In response, Afghan women initiated social movements, forming women’s organizations and taking to the streets to draw global attention and resist the Taliban’s rights restrictions. Applying feminist theory, this research explores how political decisions influence men’s and women’s lives and delves into the development of social movements. This descriptive qualitative research, based on secondary data from a literature study, reveals that Afghan women’s social movements stem from the Taliban’s 2021 policies and garner global attention through media exposure. Movements like Medica Mondiale, dedicated to Afghan women, require increased support from international organizations in terms of financial, technical, and moral assistance to sustain and advance their cause.