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Women candidates face 'small-scale war' in Afghan election

More female candidates than ever are set to contest Afghanistan's upcoming parliamentary election, braving violence and opposition from social conservatives in a campaign seen as a test of the war-torn nation's democratic institutions.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CnGTuO

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