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| | e-Ariana - Todays Afghan News |
 | | In the less conservative province of Bamiyan, where the enforced seclusion of women wasn't part of the local tradition before the Taliban came to power, female candidates must still make concessions because of their gender. |
 | | Marzia Mohammadi, 30, a medical doctor and one of seven candidates aiming to fill the seat set aside for women representing the province in parliament, had to get permission from her husband, as well as from the other male members of her extended family, in order to run. |
 | | Unable to take public transport alone, she has had to hire a jeep and driver to take her out to the remote villages that make up her constituency, and because her own village is so far away, she has rented a small office in town so that she has a place to stay while campaigning. |
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