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Afghan policewomen face uphill battle
October 24, 2007 | BBC 
By Alastair Leithead
Two by two the women walked down the impromptu catwalk in the hotel gardens, showing off their well ironed, shiny-buttoned uniforms.
The fashion show featured policewomen from across the Muslim world, in Kabul to give advice and a morale boost to the Afghan women outnumbered by the men in their force by 250 to one.
Getting policewomen out on the beat is a long way off in this traditional and conservative society, but...
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