Gunmen shot lifeless an Afghan former lawmaker and considered one of her bodyguards within the capital Kabul in a night-time assault at her dwelling, police mentioned on Sunday (15 January).
Mursal Nabizada had been a member of parliament within the US-backed authorities that was overthrown by the Taliban in August 2021.
“Nabizada, together with considered one of her bodyguards, was shot lifeless at her home,” Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran mentioned.
“The safety forces have began a critical investigation into the incident,” he mentioned, including {that a} brother of the previous lawmaker was additionally wounded within the assault, which befell through the night time between Saturday and Sunday.
Nabizada was a “fearless champion for Afghanistan”, former lawmaker Mariam Solaimankhil mentioned on Twitter.
“A real trailblazer – robust, outspoken lady who stood for what she believed in, even within the face of hazard,” she wrote.
“Regardless of being supplied the possibility to go away Afghanistan, she selected to remain and struggle for her individuals,” she added.
Nabizada, 32, hailed from the jap province of Nangarhar, and had been elected as a member of parliament from Kabul in 2018.
“I’m unhappy and indignant and need the world to know!” tweeted Hannah Neumann, a member of the European parliament, in response to the killing.
“She was killed in darkness, however the Taliban construct their system of gender apartheid in full daylight.”
Girls had labored in distinguished positions throughout Afghan society within the 20 years because the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, with many changing into judges, journalists and politicians.
Many ladies in such professions have fled the nation, nevertheless, because the Taliban returned to energy.
Taliban authorities have quickly squeezed ladies out of virtually all areas of public life, banning them from secondary and better schooling, public sector work and even from visiting public parks and baths.
They’ve additionally ordered ladies to cowl their our bodies in public, ideally in an all-encompassing burqa.
