Afghan policewomen face uphill battle

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Afghan policewomen face uphill battle

Some of the uniforms have head covers built into their peaked caps or are long and baggy - to be acceptable in a place where just a few years ago women were beaten in the streets by the Taleban for being unaccompanied or not totally covered from head to toe.

Even today many women in Afghanistan still wear burkas, or are almost completely covered.

Society's rules make it difficult for women to be independent, but Khadeja Shojai is a young policewoman who is determined to do her job well.

She trains recruits at the Police Academy, teaching them the basics, and even leads Kung Fu classes.

"Sometimes wearing the uniform is hard for us," she says. "If we wear it, some people may attack or kill us, but I like to wear my uniform to go to the office because our society needs to understand we have female police officers."

The article can be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7059564.stm