Grim struggle continues for women in Afghanistan

KABUL -- On the same day an Afghan female lawmaker announced her candidacy for Afghanistan's presidency, an impoverished widow seeking to escape a life of despair set herself on fire.
Grim struggle continues for women in Afghanistan

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