PESHAWAR, May 27: For Ekleema Shahab, an Afghan lawyer, going back to Kabul is no less than a dream she waited for years to materialize.

The young lady, who was a practising lawyer at the Supreme Court of Kabul before being compelled to leave Afghanistan in 1996 due to restrictions imposed on working women by the Taliban regime, is one of the members of the core group comprising Afghan women lawyers selected to give input to the forthcoming Loya Jirga about the state of Afghan women and their rights.

Though Peshawar proved to be a second home to her after having spent more than six years in Tehkal, an Afghan refugee dominated locality, Ekleema has an overwhelming desire to go back to her hometown, Kabul, the place, which she regards, truly belongs to her.

“I want to serve my people and see them again leading a normal life after several years of war and destruction,” said the lady who is in 30s.

She plans to return to Kabul immediately after completing the six months’ course, being conducted by the International Human Right Law Group, to resume her career as a lawyer at the Supreme Court of Kabul.

Other participants of the 21-member Afghan women lawyers’ group, while talking to this scribe, appeared to be no different than Ekleema.

All of them, representing educated class of the war-ravaged country, expressed their willingness to go back to their country at the earliest.