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Afghanistan is a country often in the headlines for bad news - but it鈥檚 also a nation that refuses to be defined by the security challenges and violence that it faces.

In this 麻豆约拍 Minute series we鈥檙e exploring five things you might not know about the country - including the increasing role of women in the country鈥檚 technology sector.

Sana Safi, an Afghan journalist and presenter for 麻豆约拍 Pashto has been talking to 麻豆约拍 Minute鈥檚 Tom Bayly.

(Photo: Afghan IT specialist Masuma Asaghari checks anti-virus programs on a laptop on September 6, 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)