Absorbent article with waist guard

An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a longitudinal direction along and in parallel to the longitudinal centerline;

• a transverse centerline and a transverse direction along and in parallel to the transverse centerline, a front waist region with a front waist edge, a back waist region with a back waist edge and a crotch region extending longitudinally between the front and back waist region,
• the absorbent article comprising an absorbent main body, the absorbent main body comprising a top sheet, a back sheet, and an absorbent core sandwiched there between;
• wherein a waist guard is disposed in and attached to the back waist region such that at least a first pocket is formed, the first pocket extending along the longitudinal direction from a first closed base line at or adjacent to the back waist edge towards a first open edge, wherein the complete area of the first pocket superposes the back sheet;
• wherein the first pocket comprises at least a first elastic portion, the first elastic portion being provided along and/or adjacent to the first open edge;
• a first portion of the waist guard being different from a second portion of the waist guard, the difference being selected from the group consisting of basis weight, air permeability, caliper, Low Surface Tension Fluid Strikethrough Time, Opacity, and combinations thereof.