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- ↑ The first five was Kubra Noorzai in 1965, Shafiqa Ziaie in 1971, Anahita Ratebzad in 1976, Masuma Esmati-Wardak in 1990 and Saleha Farooq Etemadi in 1990.
- ↑ Khan, Sarfraz, and Samina, Politics of Policy and Legislation Affecting Women in Afghanistan: One Step Forward Two Steps Back (2013). Central Asia, No.73. Winter 2013, pp. 1-24, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2765247
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