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AFGHANISTAN DAILY DIGEST
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From: Abe Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Fri Jan 24 2003 - 18:15:23 EST
AFGHAN WOMEN DRIVING AGAIN
Women are once again driving on the streets of Kabul nearly a decade after the Taliban deprived them of that right. "The move [to allow women to drive again] is seen as symbolic of the development of women's rights," the UN news agency IRIN commented in a 23 January report. The first women's drivers-training class has just been completed in Kabul, thanks to the efforts of Medica Mondiale, a Germany-based NGO that works to support traumatized women in war zones. Medica Mondiale seeks to help "women have the same choices as men by allowing them to travel independently," IRIN wrote. The Kabul Traffic Department has reported delays in issuing driver's licenses to women, however, as it is necessary to first obtain a national ID card, which most Afghan women do not have. In addition, the department needs to construct separate testing facilities for women. KM
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