MASSOUDA JALAL


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Massouda Jalal

The elections were not free and fair. Many people had registered more than once, and voted several times. Often, men with guns had forced people to vote for Karzai; they had also tried to intimidate me during my election campaign.
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In the election Karzai won by such a large proportion that it is doubtful that the improper activities were responsible for the victory. Surprising to many observers was that Dr, Jalal actually got over 1 percent of the vote.

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Massouda Jalal is a politician in Afghanistan, who served as Minister of Women's Affairs from October 2004 to July 2006. She was also the only woman candidate in the 2004 Afghan presidential election. She has a background as a pediatrician, teacher at Kabul University, and a UN World Food Programme worker.