AFGHANISTAN – ELECTIONS: Women gearing up for the ...

AFGHANISTAN – ELECTIONS: Women gearing up for the second election since the fall of the Taliban. In Afghanistan, the country’s gearing up for the second election since the fall of the Taliban. With almost a third of Kabuls parliament represented by women, the Afghan national assembly is something of a model among Islamic countries. But behind the statistics, the reality's a little different. Discretion is still key. Nine years after the Mullah Omar left power and the Afghan coalition was put in place, female politicians still have to operate within a system that has allowed them a voice, somewhat begrudgingly. http://www.france24.com/en/