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Afghanistan: Women's Day Celebration

Friday, March 7th, 2008 @ 06:15 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Afghanistan
Topics:: Gender, Humanitarian

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Mohammad says that the US Army sponsored the celebration of the International Women's Day, March 8, in the northern part of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The festivities included a musical performance of an Afghanistani band and a fashion show.

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