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Women's rights in today's Afghanistan

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Battleground Afghanistan
A British soldier from 16 Air Assault Brigade walks past three women wearing burkas during a foot patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, 16 May 2006. British forces took over the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) earlier in the month, as well as taking over security in the volatile province of Helmand, southern Afghanistan.
(JOHN D MCHUGH /AFP /Getty Images)
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Battleground Afghanistan
A British soldier from 16 Air Assault Brigade walks past three women wearing burkas during a foot patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, 16 May 2006. British forces took over the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) earlier in the month, as well as taking over security in the volatile province of Helmand, southern Afghanistan.
(JOHN D MCHUGH /AFP /Getty Images)