KABUL: Gunmen shot dead an Afghan former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in the capital Kabul in a night-time attack at her home, police said on Sunday.
\nMursal Nabizada had been a member of parliament in the US-backed government that was overthrown by the Taliban in August 2021. \u201cNabizada, along with one of her bodyguards, was shot dead at her house,\u201d Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. \u201cThe security forces have started a serious investigation into the incident,\u201d he said, adding that a brother of the former lawmaker was also wounded in the attack, which took place during the night between Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n
Nabizada was a \u201cfearless champion for Afghanistan\u201d, former lawmaker Mariam Solaimankhil said on Twitter. \u201cA true trailblazer — strong, outspoken woman who stood for what she believed in, even in the face of danger,\u201d she wrote. \u201cDespite being offered the chance to leave Afghanistan, she chose to stay and fight for her people,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Nabizada, 32, hailed from the eastern province of Nangarhar, and had been elected as a member of parliament from Kabul in 2018. \u201cI am sad and angry and want the world to know!\u201d tweeted Hannah Neumann, a member of the European parliament, in response to the killing. \u201cShe was killed in darkness, but the Taliban build their system of gender apartheid in full daylight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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