Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada shot dead in Kabul

Nabizada, a former member of parliament within the United States-backed authorities, was killed by assailants at her house, police say.

A former Afghan feminine legislator and certainly one of her bodyguards have been killed at her house in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, police have stated.

Mursal Nabizada had been a member of parliament within the United States-backed authorities that was deposed by the Taliban in August 2021. She was among the many few feminine parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban takeover.

“Nabizada, together with certainly one of her bodyguards, was shot useless at her home,” Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran stated on Sunday.

“The safety forces have began a critical investigation into the incident,” he stated.

The taking pictures occurred round 3am on Sunday (22:30 GMT on Saturday), in response to native police chief Molvi Hamidullah Khalid.

He stated Nabizada’s brother and a second safety guard have been wounded and a 3rd safety guard fled the scene with cash and jewellery.

Khalid didn’t reply questions on doable motives.

Abdullah Abdullah, who was a high official in Afghanistan’s former Western-backed authorities, stated he was saddened by Nabizada’s dying and hoped the perpetrators could be punished. He described her as a “consultant and servant of the folks.”

Nabizada was elected in 2019 to characterize Kabul. She was a member of the parliamentary defence fee and labored at a non-public nongovernmental group, the Institute for Human Sources Improvement and Analysis.

Former lawmaker Mariam Solaimankhil stated on Twitter that Nabizada was a “fearless champion for Afghanistan”.

“A real trailblazer – sturdy, outspoken girl who stood for what she believed in, even within the face of hazard,” she wrote.

“Regardless of being provided the prospect to depart Afghanistan, she selected to remain and combat for her folks,” Solaimankhil added.

Member of the European Parliament Hannah Neumann tweeted: “I’m unhappy and offended and need the world to know!”

“She was killed in darkness, however the Taliban construct their system of gender apartheid in full daylight.”