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Top Afghan policewoman shot dead | |
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Gunmen in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar have killed the country's most prominent policewoman, officials say. | |
Lt-Col Malalai Kakar, head of Kandahar's department of crimes against women, was shot in her car as she was about to leave for work. | Lt-Col Malalai Kakar, head of Kandahar's department of crimes against women, was shot in her car as she was about to leave for work. |
Her son was also wounded in the attack, and is said to be seriously injured. | Her son was also wounded in the attack, and is said to be seriously injured. |
Officials often blame Taleban rebels for such attacks. Under the ousted Taleban regime, women were banned from joining the police. | Officials often blame Taleban rebels for such attacks. Under the ousted Taleban regime, women were banned from joining the police. |
Ms Kakar, who was reported to be in her early 40s and had six children, was one of the most high-profile women in the country. | Ms Kakar, who was reported to be in her early 40s and had six children, was one of the most high-profile women in the country. |
She has figured prominently in the national and international media, partly due to a famous episode in which she killed three would-be assassins in a shoot-out - although she said her everyday life involved tackling theft, fights and murders. | She has figured prominently in the national and international media, partly due to a famous episode in which she killed three would-be assassins in a shoot-out - although she said her everyday life involved tackling theft, fights and murders. |
Ms Kakar joined Kandahar's police force in 1982, after her father and brothers were also police officers. | Ms Kakar joined Kandahar's police force in 1982, after her father and brothers were also police officers. |
But when the hard-line Taleban regime took over Afghanistan she was prevented from working. | But when the hard-line Taleban regime took over Afghanistan she was prevented from working. |
Kandahar is a key battleground of the Taleban insurgency, where Afghan and foreign troops are fighting the rebels. | Kandahar is a key battleground of the Taleban insurgency, where Afghan and foreign troops are fighting the rebels. |