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Mursal Nabizada, a former member of the Afghan Parliament, was shot dead in an attack by an armed group on his home in Kabul at night. Photo/Twitter @Qaisalamdar
KABUL – Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former member of Parliament Afghanistan and one of his bodyguards in Kabul during a night raid on his home.
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran announced the death of the female politician on Sunday.
Mursal Nabizada was a member of Parliament in the US-backed government of Afghanistan. The government was then overthrown by Taliban in August 2021.
“Nabizada, along with one of his bodyguards, was shot dead in his house,” Zadran said, as quoted by AFP, Monday (16/1/2023).
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“Security forces have started a serious investigation into the incident,” he continued, adding that a brother of the politician was also injured in the attack, which occurred in the middle of the night between Saturday and Sunday.
“Nabizada is a fearless champion for Afghanistan,” former member of the Afghan Parliament, Mariam Solaimankhil, said on Twitter.
“A true pioneer—a strong, outspoken woman who stood up for what she believed in, even in the face of danger,” he continues.
“Despite being offered the chance to leave Afghanistan, he chose to stay and fight for his people,” Solaimankhil added.
Nabizada, 32, is from the eastern province of Nangarhar, and was elected to Parliament from Kabul in 2018.
