Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan)
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Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) (Dari: وزارت امور زنان, Pashto: د ښځو چارو وزارت) was a ministry in the Afghan government which was established in late 2001 by the Afghan Interim Administration.
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Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 2001 (2001) |
Dissolved | 2021 (2021) |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
MOWA was the lead agency for promoting women's rights and advancement in Afghanistan. MOWA had a major shift in its strategy from welfare oriented, direct implementing approach to a policy influencing body by 2002.
The last minister of Women's, appointed in 2015, was Delbar Nazari.[1]
With the announcement by the newly established Taliban government of the Cabinet of Afghanistan on 7 September 2021, the Ministry of Women's Affairs no longer exists and was replaced by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.