Women politicians of Afghanistan lament
Sabrina Saqeb, pictured Dec.15, 2005, at age 25, was the youngest lawmaker to be elected to the 249-seat House of Representatives, the Wolesi Jirga, that year. (Farzana Wahidy/AFP/Getty Images)
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