For the first time in the history of Afghanistan, several women from across the country got together in Kabul city on Thursday to start a political movement titled- "Mawje Tahwol," meaning "waves of change" in Dari. The movement has been started in order to encourage greater women's participation in the upcoming elections and create awareness among the masses to vote responsibly.

MP Fawzia Kofi, the leader of the movement, said that the voters should try to find out everything about their choice of candidate before voting and stop politicians from committing any form of electoral fraud.

The members of the movement, who are mostly female, said that the next spring's elections will change the lives of several people across the country. The members pledged not to let any politician commit electoral frauds.

Ms. Kofi said that the idea behind the creation of "Waves of Change" is to fight against gender discrimination and increase women's participation in the political arena of the country.

"We will not let those who have stayed in power and still want to rule us to contest the elections. We will fight against gender discrimination and increase women's participation in the elections through Mawje Tahwol," said MP Kofi.

This is for the first time that women have come together and started a political movement with an aim to fight for free, fair and transparent elections.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Zia Masood, the leader of the National Front Party (NFP) also stressed that unless there is a political evolution in the country, challenges of the society cannot not be solved.

"Unfortunately, we have not yet witnessed a major social or political evolution. We are still facing ethnic related issues in the country and the political axis of the country still moves around the tribal and ethnic relations," said Mr. Masood.

Ms. Kofi said that the idea behind the creation of "Waves of Change" is to fight against gender discrimination and increase women's participation in the political activities of the country.

The participants of the movement demanded from the government a guarantee for transparent and fair elections.

"Afghanistan is still faced with numerous problems. Obviously, these problems are cropping up due to the absence of stringent laws. These issues are unacceptable in a modern Islamic society," said Hedayatullah Amin Arsalan, Senior Advisor to President Karzai.