Independant, UK,08/04/2004: The Woman Who Wants to Be President
Resource: List of All Candidates to
the Presidential Elections in
Masooda Jalal is a medical doctor from Kabul. She illustrated herself
by becoming a candidate during the first post-Taliban “Loya Jirga”
in June 2002. She has been active on the political seen ever since. She
has visited the US once or twice mainly as a host to US feminist organizations.
Although at this stage we do not know what her program may exactly be, a theme of her campaign seem to be advocating for more transparence in the political process as well as in the way international money is being spent in Afghanistan.
Dr Masooda Jalal is the only woman candidate as of this date.