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Shahla Atta, Frozan Fana: 2 Women Among Those Vying For Afghan Presidency

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Afghan Election, Afghan Elections, Afghan Election 2009, Afghan Election Commission, Hamid Karzai, Shahla Atta, Frozan Fana, Afghan Women, Afghan Women's Rights, Women's Rights, World News

KABUL — In a country where most women leave home only under the cover of a burqa, Shahla Atta wears bright pink nail polish, highlights her eyes...

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Afghanistan Election: Woman Candidate Braves Retaliation With Presidential Run

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Ashraf Ghani, Benazir Bhutto, Afghanistan, Frozan Fana, International Republican Institute, Taliban, Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, Taliban Afghanistan, Afghan Women, Assassinations, Shahla Atta, Afghan Taliban, Afghan Election, World News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

In a country where little girls are attacked for going to school, Shahla Atta has a very good chance of inspiring hatred and a notion of revenge. That's a high price to pay for standing in an election you have no chance of winning.

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