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In Afghanistan, a young woman is on the news. Zahra Elham won the 14th season of the New Star . It's a first in the country. His victory is part of a context of uncertainty about the future of peace in the country.
Outside the studios, Afghan police pickups block the street on Thursday, March 21, reports our correspondent in Kabul Sonia Ghezali . It is a security measure because the threats weigh on the group Moby, producer of the show Nouvelle Star and the independent channel Tolonews. On the TV stage, spectators hold their breath before the final result given by the presenter. Zahra Elham, a woman in her twenties and a member of the Hazara community, is the big winner.
This is the first time a woman has won the Nouvelle Star in the country, where the most conservative are opposed to women investing in the public space. " Today it's not just Zahra Elham who won, but all the girls in Afghanistan, " responded the winner of the 14th season of the show.
On social networks, messages of congratulations follow with often allusions to the talks between the United States and the Taliban in order to achieve a peace process. " Your victory is a slap in the face of jealous Afghan men ," says a surfer. " I hope that the future peace will make room for the new Afghan Star ," said the tele-hook presenter after the show. It continues to be produced every year despite threats from the Taliban that consider it contrary to the precepts of Islam.