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Saba Sahar: Afghan actress and film director shot in Kabul Saba Sahar: Afghan actress and film director shot in Kabul
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Afghanistan's first female film director Saba Sahar has been shot in the capital Kabul, officials say. Afghanistan's first female film director Saba Sahar has been shot, officials say.
The 44-year-old is currently in hospital but her condition is unknown. The 44-year-old was taken to hospital but the extent of her injuries was not immediately clear.
She was travelling to work on Tuesday when a gunman opened fire on her car. Her bodyguard and driver were also hit and injured. Her husband, Emal Zaki, told the BBC she was travelling to work on Tuesday in the capital, Kabul, when a gunman opened fire on her car.
Sahar is one of the country's most famous actresses and has been outspoken about women's rights and the importance of the film industry. Her two bodyguards were also hit and injured, he said.
She trained as a police officer and still works for the interior ministry. Ms Sahar is among Afghanistan's most famous actors, as well as a director and campaigner for women's rights.
Justice and battling corruption have been central themes in her films and television programmes. The shooting happened in the west of Kabul, Mr Zaki said. There were five people in the car, he said - Ms Sahar, two body guards, a child and the driver. The child and driver were not harmed.
On Tuesday, Amnesty International said there had been a rise in attacks on film actors, political activists and human rights defenders, adding that this was "extremely worrying". Mr Zaki said he heard gunshots about five minutes after his wife left the house. He said when he called her she told him she had been shot and hit in the stomach.
"I reached the scene and found them all wounded," he said. "She received first aid and we transferred her to the emergency hospital and then to the police hospital."
He said she underwent a successful operation.
Ms Sahar trained as a police officer and still works for the interior ministry. Her films and television programmes have explored justice and corruption.
Responding to news of the shooting on Tuesday, Amnesty International said there had been an "extremely worrying" rise in attacks on film actors, political activists and human rights defenders in Afghanistan.