Salima Ghafari
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Motorists driving new cars are now supposed to be insured, but the system is barely working.
Women influenced by television glamour are eager to spruce up their image - but their quest for beauty can result in disaster.
Female sports, even when conducted away from public view, remains a sensitive issue.
Maternal mortality rates in some parts of country said to be the highest in the world.
Nomad women try to hold families together under tough conditions.
As the authorities look on, forced marriages and poverty contribute to a wave of violence against women.
The oppressive Taleban regime is long gone, but many Afghan women are still afraid to abandon their burqas.