We want the world to hear us, our rights to be saved: Afghanistan women hold protest in Herat

Women rights defenders, university students and government employees took part in the movement. "No government is sustainable without women`s support. Our demand: The right to education and the right to work in every aspect," a banner at the protest read. 

Kabul (Afghanistan): In a brave move, women in Afghanistan took to streets to demand their rights in a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Dozens of  women on Thursday (September 2) held protests in Herat demanding rights and female representation in the government formation after the Taliban took control of the war-ravaged country. Protestors were carrying banners with slogans against the exclusion of women from the country's political system under the regime of the Taliban, Tolo News reported. The protest was held in the western city of Herat and the demonstration was reportedly held in front of the governor's office. Women rights defenders, university students and government employees took part in the movement. "No government is sustainable without women`s support. Our demand: The right to education and the right to work in every aspect," a banner read.  Friba Kabrzani, an organiser of the Thursday (September 2) rally, says that women should have political participation in the new government, including the Cabinet and Loya Jirga, or elders' council. "Afghan women have made many sacrifices over the past 20 years to achieve what they have," she said, adding, "We want the world to hear us and we want our rights to be saved."