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Prominent Afghan Women’s Rights Activist Killed

HeadlineApr 13, 2009

In Afghanistan, a prominent female lawmaker and women’s rights activist was shot dead on Sunday. Sitara Achikzai was killed outside her home in Kandahar by Taliban gunmen on motorbikes.

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