WUNRN
AFGHANISTAN - CHALLENGES OF ELECTION
SECURITY
FOR WOMEN CANDIDATES & WOMEN
VOTERS
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AFGHANISTAN -
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
VOTE
HAD LOW TURNOUT & MAJOR VIOLENCE
Women vote in
warned voters to avoid the
polls. (Majid Saeedi)
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http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/afghan-election-candidates-fear-attacks-2010-09-16
AFGHANISTAN - ELECTION CANDIDATES, ESPECIALLY WOMEN, FEAR ATTACKS
16 September 2010
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http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Women_Police_To_Provide_Security_For_Elections/2160742.html
AFGHAN
WOMEN POLICE FOR ELECTIONS ADDED FEMALE SECURITY
September 17, 2010
Zamari Bashari, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, told RFE/RL
that at least 5,000 female police officers will help provide security at
polling stations that are designated only for women voters in various parts of
the country.
The Afghan government reportedly has a total of some 200,000 national police
(ANP).
Afghanistan has in recent years accelerated efforts to establish a female
police force to reduce the overwhelming disparity in the numbers of male and
female officers.
Policewomen serve a number of important functions to enforce laws in
Afghanistan's religiously conservative society, including dealing with female
criminals and frisking women suspects.
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