Broken Bodies, Broken Minds: The Untold Story of Afghan Women’s Health Crisis

Abstract

This research paper investigates the physical and mental health and trauma faced by Afghan women for the past few decades. There has been an extensive history of the physical and mental trauma that Afghan women have been tolerating due to numerous reasons such as gender-based violence, socio-political instability, prolonged conflicts, restrictive cultural norms, patriarchal social structures, and systemic oppression. Focus on trauma is given by examining the roles of gender inequality, displacement, and limited access to healthcare facilities by emphasizing the significant impact of both direct and indirect violence on the physical and mental health of Afghan women. They have faced complicated long-term trauma effects which surround a complex interplay between their personal feelings, societal oppression, and systemic barriers to health and well-being. The findings highlight the need of urgent intervention of authorities to provide physical and mental health services to Afghan women.