Afghanistan needs to find its own way to democracy: Malalai Joya
| Source: | 7.30 Report |
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| Published: | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:35 AEST |
| Expires: | Monday, September 28, 2009 8:35 AEST |
Malalai Joya spent much of her childhood in refugee camps in Iran and Pakistan, before returning to Afghanistan in the 1990s, working to promote women's health and education. Joya was elected to parliament, has survived assassination attempts, travels with a bodyguard, but may stand again at the August election. A secular Muslim, she's a critic of fundamentalists in the Taliban and the northern alliance and says her country needs to find its own way to democracy without military intervention.
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