Afghan women's rights trailblazer survives gun attack
4 years, 4 months ago

Afghan women's rights trailblazer survives gun attack

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Trailblazing Afghan women's rights campaigner Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan negotiating team that will hold talks with the Taliban, has been wounded in a gun attack near Kabul, officials said Saturday. Gunmen opened fire on Koofi, 45, and her sister on Friday when they were returning from a meeting in the province of Parwan near the capital, interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian told AFP. So far, no group has claimed the shooting, which drew strong condemnation from Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani -- who described it as a "cowardly attack", according to his spokesman Sediq Seddiqi. - Pride and stress - Koofi is now one of four women negotiators in the Afghan team that will hold direct talks with the Taliban in the coming days.

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