Afghan women’s futures must not be overlooked

(Blog Post) A woman at a polling centre in Kandahar City. Afghanistan is heading to the polls for national elections -- but out of 41 presidential candidates, only two are women. Progress has been slow since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Perhaps to appease conservatives ahead of the election, President Hamid Karzai recently enacted a [...] Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 20, 2009 - 10:45 AM PDT
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by Kaizar Campwala - Aug. 21, 2009

The plight of Afghan women under the Taliban is a complicated, and not particularly well-reported subject, and Hamilton's program is sure to surface their stories. However, this piece is not particular timely, and comes off too much like promotion for her admirable writing program.

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