Top Afghanistan female police officer killed

[Areesh]

A top female police officer has been shot dead in Afghanistan's Helmand province, officials say.

Lt Islam Bibi was ambushed by unknown attackers as she left her home in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, a spokesman for Helmand police said.

The commander of 32 female police officers, Lt Bibi, 37, was known as a role model for other women in the conservative province.

Her death came as four girls were also killed in a roadside blast in Helmand.

Lt Bibi was on a motorbike alongside her son-in-law when she was wounded in the gun attack. She later died in hospital, officials say.

Like most Afghan women in rural areas of Afghanistan, Lt Bibi had struggled to work outside the home, says the BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul.

Meanwhile, the four girls, said to be aged between seven and 12, were attending a wedding in Lashkar Gah and had gone to collect water from a stream when the explosives detonated.

Last month Afghan forces assumed security responsibility for the whole country ahead of Nato's departure. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are one of their biggest challenges.

Helmand is one of Afghanistan's most volatile provinces.

Correspondents say that civilian casualties in the south have increased recently, and many of those are due to the use of improvised explosives by the militants.

BBC News - Top Afghanistan female police officer killed

 

[nastikan]

Thanks to good Taliban and its supporters.

 

[Aka123]

People who ambush and kill ladies should be shot. Losers!!

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

People who ambush and kill ladies should be shot. Losers!!

And so should their supporters.

 

[Areesh]

And so should their supporters.

True. Afghan govt should stop supporting TTP.

 

[rockstarIN]

RIP...............!

 

[BATMAN]

Why are Indians so safe in Afghanistan?????

 

[Manindra]

This lady will be role model for Afghan girls. R.I.P.

 

[Yeti]

Sad! RIP to the brave lady and death to her killers

 

[kaykay]

Taliban ambushing ladies now?? Discusting!
PS: After massive thrashing from ANA recently, Talibans are showing their true colours.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

True. Afghan govt should stop supporting TTP.

This was done by the Afghan Taliban . "Quetta" Shura . Yes, "Quetta" which is in Pakistan. So my comment was in that context.

 

[Areesh]

This was done by the Afghan Taliban . "Quetta" Shura . Yes, "Quetta" which is in Pakistan. So my comment was in that context.

Whatever. According to Indians on this board taliban are just taliban. Afghan or Pakistani. Both are evil.

Afghan govt should reconsider its policies.

 

[Armstrong]

Extremely deplorable !

 

[Areesh]

Taliban ambushing ladies now?? Discusting!
PS: After massive thrashing from ANA recently, Talibans are showing their true colours.

Thrashing by ANA? Looks like the opposite is true.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/afghanistan-defence/261596-nearly-300-afghan-police-killed-month.html

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Whatever. According to Indians on this board taliban are just taliban. Afghan or Pakistani. Both are evil.

Afghan govt should reconsider its policies.

If what you say is true, then absolutely. But, it works both ways.