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Afghan woman MP on Kabul demonstration

Last night in Kabul, after gunmen attacked the home of the Afghan defence minister, thousands of Afghans decided to show their vocal support for their government's security forces...

The member of parliament, Mariam Solaimankhil, was among them and she told Newshour's Paul Henley about why she put herself in danger to make the protest.

(Picture shows Afghan MP Mariam Solaimankhil at a protest on in Kabul 3 August 2021. Credit: Mariam Solaimankhil)

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