Progress towards gender equality is a critical issue for us. First we will adopt measures to restore those rights to our women and girls that they were denied because of the segregationist policies of the Taliban and the threat to their personal security during periods of conflict. To support this, we will need to create women's specific opportunities that will allow them to catch up with men and boys. Particular concerns are the re-instatement of women in employment and income-earning opportunities, up-grading women's professional knowledge which has fallen out of date because of their years of exclusion, and enhancing their management skills and familiarity with modern technologies.
