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AFGHANISTAN - FEMALE LAWMAKER
INJURED IN KABUL SHOOTING
By RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan
April 16, 2014 - A female
member of the Afghan parliament, Maryam Koofi, has been shot and injured near
her home in Kabul.
The chief of the Kabul police, Mohammad Zaher, told RFE/RL that Koofi was shot
in the leg late in the evening of April 15.
According to Zaher, Koofi's condition is stable and she will survive the
attack.
The Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement that the suspected shooter, a
law-enforcement officer, has been arrested.
No more details have been provided.
Maryam Koofi is the sister of Fawzia Koofi, an outspoken Afghan parliamentarian
and activist who has survived several assassination attempts.
The incident took place hours after unknown gunmen kidnapped the deputy public
works minister, Ahmad Shah Wahid, in Kabul.
No group has claimed responsibility for either attack.
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