MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Sept 28 (Reuters Life!) - A model strutting the catwalk is hardly revolutionary in most countries, but Afghan television's answer to "America's Next Top Model" is breaking ...

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan models paraded down a candle-lined catwalk Friday as men and women watched from the audience in a restaurant off a muddy street in Kabul. The rare fashion show in this ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Weary of Afghanistan's image as a country in chronic conflict with a history of repressing women, Arash Shenasa plans to launch a modelling contest to show "the hidden beauties" of ...

Women have been threatened and attacked for working as fashion models in Afghanistan's conservative Islamic society. RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan spoke with two of them.

I’m embarrassed for most participants on most American reality shows*, so why do I feel that risking your life to be a contestant on Afghan Model is almost noble? Maybe? The format of the show rips ...

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