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Hundreds of Afghan women risk death by standing for election: two of them explain why

Name: Women candidates in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections speak out over Taliban, inequality
Uploaded: 2018-10-19T13:52:04.000Z
Duration: 2 min 32 s
Description: When she was 13, Hameeda Danesh was locked away to stop her going to school. Now she hopes election to Afghanistan’s parliament will enable her to improve the lives of other girls.

When she was 13, Hameeda Danesh was locked away to stop her going to school. Now she hopes election to Afghanistan’s parliament will enable her to improve the lives of other girls.