[5] In 1979 she campaigned against the government, and organized meetings in schools to mobilize support against it, and in 1981, she launched a bilingual feminist magazine, Payam-e-Zan (Women's Message).

The Soviet delegation at the Congress, headed by Boris Ponamaryev, left the hall as participants cheered when Meena started waving a victory sign.

[10][non-primary source needed] She would eventually move and base her RAWA organization in Quetta, Pakistan, in opposition to the Afghan Marxist government.

Kamal was married, in 1976, to Afghanistan Liberation Organization leader Faiz Ahmad,[11] who was murdered in Peshawar, Pakistan, by agents of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on 12 November 1986.

"[10] An enduring quote from Meena states:[8][18] Afghan women are like sleeping lions, when awoken, they can play a wonderful role in any social revolution.