Afghan women represented a third of the vote and a historic number of provincial candidates at the weekend's elections. Aid workers say that women are defiant in the progress of democracy and rights, and won't be deterred by violent insurgency.
On International Women's Day last month, Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani held a rally in Kabul attended by several thousand women. While they were all wearing headscarves, there was not a full-length burqa to be seen in the crowd.
The campaign for Saturday's presidential election in Afghanistan is featuring women in a more prominent role than ever before.
Mariam Wardak is one of those young Afghans with her feet in two worlds: At 28, she has spent much of her adult life in Afghanistan, but she grew up in the United States after her family fled there.
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Efforts to boost the participation of women in Afghan politics are in serious jeopardy, an IWPR debate has heard.
Noorzia Atmar never wanted to leave Afghanistan.