The International Women’s Day was marked in Kabul on Thursday in which chairman of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) Sima Samar sharply criticized government for its reluctance to increase the number of women in what she described as major programs at a national level.

In this episode of Nima Rooz, host Maryam Sama discusses the topic with women’s rights activists Laila Ali and Fawzia Yusufi.