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Shukria Barakzai, who won a seat in Afghanistan's new parliament, speaks to Reuters at her residence in Kabul November 14, 2005.
Tuesday, Jun. 08, 2010

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  • SHUKRIA BARAKZAI
  • of Afghanistan's parliament, on President Hamid Karzai's deepening isolation from his backers in the country and abroad, a situation worsened by the forced resignations of two top security officials
Photo: STR New / Reuters | Source: NYT