Afghan trailblazers

FT Investigations by Financial Times

Nov 3, 201618:17News & Politics

Afghanistan has made great strides in areas of womens' education and employment, in spite of the insecurity and violence that dominate the headlines. Freelance producer Catriona Oliphant visited the country for the FT an...

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