Sohaila Alkozai (R), a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, talks at a meeting with men in Kabul September 7, 2005. Parliamentary and provincial elections will be held on September 18, the last step of an international plan meant to restore democracy and stability to Afghanistan after 25 years of conflict, and nearly four years after U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra ZB/KS