Head of the Commission for the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), which was also adopted later as a decree to liberate Afghan women from fear, violence and oppression. During her time as the Minister of Women's Affairs she travelled to all provinces of Afghanistan. During one of her official trips to the Takhar province of Afghanistan, her convoy was targeted and bombed, leaving two of her guards severely injured. Her efforts to strive to promote human rights, women rights, equality, justice and peace during her work as the Minister of Women's Affairs are published in two books. Furthermore, "Frontrunner: The Afghan Woman Who Surprised the World" is a documentary made on her. It is the heroic story of the first woman to run for President of Afghanistan. Although she ultimately lost the election to ex-president Hamid Karzai, her courageous campaign opened the door for over 550 women to run for Parliament just a few months later. Civil Society Activism Ever since she left working for the government of Afghanistan in 2006, she has been engaged in human rights, civil society, social, and political activism. She is the founder of Jalal Foundation, a non-profit, non-government organization that brings together women's councils and organizations to build women's capacity, protect women's rights, promote women's political participation, and bring the voices of women in international fora. Dr. Massouda Jalal has also founded the Freedom Message Weekly Newspaper—an activist tabloid that exposed the abuses of women's right and human rights and promoted democracy and freedom of expression in Afghanistan. In these capacities she has traveled to more than 50 countries of the world to represent Afghan women and raise their voices in the international platforms. She is also the founder and co-founder of multiple women's organizations and networks in Afghansitan and the region. In 2010, gunmen attacked two Jalal Foundation women's rights activists in Helmand when they were on an official trip, killing one and putting the other in a coma. The attack forced Dr. Jalal to halt her travels. More recently, during her third run for the Office of President in 2019, Dr Jalal boldly critiqued extremism and the violations of human rights and women's rights in the national and international media. This resulted in several attacks on her and her family members, including her house and office were bombed by the enemies of peace and democracy. After the fall