In this paper we deal with the role of Afghan women and their endurance, personal devastation, victimization and survival in fighting for better future of Afghanistan, as compellingly portrayed by Khaled Hosseini in A Thousand Splendid Suns and supported by arguments from various international and local organizations and institutions. For the purpose of this paper, we consider Hosseini’s heroines in this novel to be the reflection of the nation and consider in more detail the issues of forced marriages, family violence, health protection provided to women, deprivation of their fundamental human rights, and the role of women in Afghan history, as well as their present position. By having considered the role of women in Afghanistan’s past, guaranteeing of their rights and even more often the deprivation of their fundamental human rights and freedoms throughout history, the argument presented is that, in order to become a truly successful, reintegrated and reconciled nation, it is absolutely necessary for Afghanistan to recognize its women as a driving force of its progress, who can support the surpassing of the turmoil and bring redemption and salvation. Thus, hopefully, the entire nation could expect to live up to the promise of a better future, so masterfully portrayed by Hosseini as a glorious splendour of a thousand splendid suns over the roofs in Kabul and in other places.

Keywords: Women, Fundamental human rights, Gender, Afghanistan, Reintegration.