The causes and types of violence against women in Afghanistan

women studies

The article is devoted to the timely questions, concerning to the violence against women in Afghanistan. Throughout the history Afghan women faced to different challenges. One of the major challenges is violence which suffered them. Violence against women in Afghanistan is one of the most important and complex issues, especially in three recent decades. The violence which scars the lives of a huge proportion of Afghan women and girls is rooted in Afghan culture, customs, attitudes, and practices. Afghan women have limited freedom to escape the norms and traditions that dictate a subservient status for females. In this article which is titled “The causes and types of violence against women in Afghanistan” the author tries to consider all types of violence. The present study is performed to consider, the main causes of violence against women in Afghanistan also. This article consists to two parts: The first part is containing the economic, social and cultural causes of violence against Afghan women. The second part includes the types of violence against women in Afghanistan.

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