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| A leading Afghan official working on women's rights has been shot dead in the southern province of Kandahar. | A leading Afghan official working on women's rights has been shot dead in the southern province of Kandahar. |
| Safia Amajan, head of the province's women's department, was leaving her home for work when a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire, police said. | Safia Amajan, head of the province's women's department, was leaving her home for work when a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire, police said. |
| She may have been targeted by Taleban militants because of their opposition to women taking part in politics and education, the BBC's Dan Isaacs says. | She may have been targeted by Taleban militants because of their opposition to women taking part in politics and education, the BBC's Dan Isaacs says. |
| Hundreds have died in clashes between troops and Taleban fighters this year. | Hundreds have died in clashes between troops and Taleban fighters this year. |
| Nato-led forces have been battling a resurgent Taleban militia, with some of the fiercest fighting taking place in the south of the country. | Nato-led forces have been battling a resurgent Taleban militia, with some of the fiercest fighting taking place in the south of the country. |
| Taleban critic | Taleban critic |
| Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack on Safia Amajan. | Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack on Safia Amajan. |
| She had served as head of women's affairs in Kandahar's provincial government since the Taleban government was toppled by US-led forces in 2001. | She had served as head of women's affairs in Kandahar's provincial government since the Taleban government was toppled by US-led forces in 2001. |
| In her speeches, she had openly condemned the Taleban for their treatment of women. | In her speeches, she had openly condemned the Taleban for their treatment of women. |
| Her requests for secure official transport and personal bodyguards had not been granted by the government. | Her requests for secure official transport and personal bodyguards had not been granted by the government. |
| At the time of the attack, she was travelling in a taxi. | At the time of the attack, she was travelling in a taxi. |
| A spokesman for the UN agency overseeing development in Afghanistan condemned the "senseless murder of a woman who was simply working to ensure that all Afghan women play a full and equal part in the future of Afghanistan". | |
| Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed the governor of eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province - the highest-ranking official to die in the insurgency. | Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed the governor of eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province - the highest-ranking official to die in the insurgency. |
| Abdul Hakim Taniwal was attacked outside his office. The Taleban said it carried out the attack. | Abdul Hakim Taniwal was attacked outside his office. The Taleban said it carried out the attack. |