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January 17, 2023

Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada Assassinated in Her Kabul Home
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In Afghanistan, armed men shot and killed former Member of Parliament
Mursal Nabizada on Sunday in an assault on her home in Kabul. One of
Nabizada's bodyguards was also killed in the attack, which also left her
brother and another guard injured. Nabizada was elected in 2019 to
represent Kabul and remained in office until the Taliban takeover in
August of 2021. Her assassination came amid a massive crackdown on the
rights of women and girls by the Taliban.

Over the weekend, the charity Save the Children reported it has resumed
a small percentage of its activities in Afghanistan for the first time
since the Taliban banned women from working for nongovernmental
organizations. The group added in a statement, "The ban on female NGO
workers - on top of the existing humanitarian crisis - will drive up the
needs of children and have a huge ripple effect. It will mean fewer
women and girls are reached with essential support; it will mean more
children are forced into labor and marriage … it will mean tens of
thousands of jobs are put at risk across the sector."


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