Woman seeks Afghan presidency.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A political pioneer and outspoken lawmaker took her first steps toward running for president of Afghanistan Thursday, promising to take the country out of its "days of darkness."
At a gaudy banquet hall in Kabul, Fawzia Koofi launched her new political party, Movement for Change in Afghanistan, in front of several hundred supporters.
In a speech that struck an optimistic tone, the 38-year-old mother-of-two appealed to the youth of Afghanistan -- the most likely group to consider voting for her.
"I don't know who will be the next president, I don't know, no one knows," she said. "But we must come out of the days of darkness, and bring about change."
It got an enthusiastic response from her audience. "She has support all around the country, and she will get votes from everyone," said Shugufa Wassiqzada, 20. "Not only women but people from all over will vote for her!"
Re the highlighted, it's something that has been going on in earnest in the United States for 33 years.
