peace and security are basic human needs that remain privileges for afghan women. as take a closer look at this with dr v. land karimi she's executive director of the center for international peace operations in berlin which organizes civilian peace operations around the world about half of the german foreign ministry welcome to d w what do you think is likely to happen to afghanistan's women when nato forces withdraw and the taliban assumes greater power and influence. well that's of course an open question because the question to the future however is we have learned. from the video which you have shown right now i mean they're now 20 years after 911 after the international intervention in afghanistan there are women working in their professions standing on their own feet there are attending schools universities they have access to. maternity hospitals there are judges element ariens whatever and of course all of them fear that they might loose festival that there might lose their preachers of employment they might lose the opportunity to stand on their own feet their freedom of expression and of course many of the rights they have gained during the last 20 years and we should mention th