Rights groups on Friday blasted the National Unity Government (NUG) for failing to deliver on the promises it made to the nation to improve human rights in Afghanistan, adding that the political leadership has to complete its homework regarding human rights before the Brussels Summit.

This comes amid growing concerns by rights groups that the situation in the country is deteriorating.

At the London Summit on Afghanistan in 2014, the NUG leaders made clear commitments to Afghanistan's international partners to safeguard the gains made by Afghans over the past fifteen years in the post-Taliban era including the improvement and security of human rights, undertaking reforms in all social and economic spheres, improving the safety of the citizens and combating the rising trend of violence against women.

With the Brussels Summit on Afghanistan just three months away, critics, monitoring groups and human rights groups are pressing government to meet its commitment about the issues of national interest.

"With the consideration of rising violence and violation of women's rights in the country, the government needs to take practical steps in fulfilling its commitments and take the lead in this respect," said Qadira Yazdanparast, a member of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.

Rising violence and government weakness to tackle the insurgent groups and failure of leaders of the national unity government are apparently the main reasons that have overshadowed the development of human rights in Afghanistan.

"Unfortunately, with the deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan, we witness the violation of human rights and even war crimes as well as domestic violence against women, open trials; government needs to take action against these issues," said Fawzia Kofi, head of parliament's women affairs commission.

Based on a report by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, leaders of the national unity government in 2015 failed to fulfill their commitments regarding the elimination of violence against women.

Recent reports indicated that a surge in civilian deaths and increasing violence are among the fundamental challenges in the way of human rights in Afghanistan.