Carstairs also appealed to Afghanistan's government to reinstate Malalai Joya, who was suspended from parliament nearly two years ago for insulting the country's warlords.

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She is also inspired, she says, by her namesake Malalai of Maiwand - one of the greatest Afghan heroines, who ran onto the battlefield at Maiwand in 1880 and rallied the Afghan forces to defeat the British.

BBC: Malalai Joy, Afghan MP

Apart from Kabul Weekly, other independent publications launched at the beginning of the year, such as the women's magazine Malalai and Seerat, the satirical magazine Zambil e Ghan, the investigative weekly Payam e Millat, the family magazine Sabahoon, and Parvaz, a recently launched children's magazine also have their offices in the Centre.

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