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 Radio TV Afghanistan broadcasters reciting poetry

Radio TV Afghanistan broadcasters Lailuma Ahmadi (left) and Jamila Mujadid (right) recite poetry paying tribute to the virtues of womanhood and criticizing the Taliban for oppressing women during its six-year rule. The performance was part of a special cultural program sponsored by the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture in Kabul, Afghanistan, to mark International Women's Day, March 8. (DOS Photo - Sally Hodgson)
   

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