To go with story 'Afghanistan-culture-social-women-driving, FEATURE' by Usman Sharifi In this photograph taken on September 4, 2015, Afghan woman, Rokhsar Azamee, 23, drives her car along the streets of Kabul. Since Rokhsar Azamee began driving the streets of Kabul last year, she has endured condescension, ridicule, and even threats to her life with some men deliberately causing "accidents" to harass her. But she will not be deterred. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar

For Afghan women, driving a car brings both fear and freedom

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KABUL: Since Rokhsar Azamee began driving the streets of Kabul last year, she has endured condescension, ridicule, and even threats to her life with some men deliberately causing “accidents” to harass her. But she will not be deterred. The 23-year-old journalist learned to drive to avoid aggravation from men in the street as she waited each morning for a taxi … Read More