Afghanistan pledges to double female police as attacks surge
By Shadi Khan Saif Kabul, March 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Afghanistan has said it will more than double the number of female officers in its police force by 2024, even as the country grapples with a violent backlash against working women. Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi said Afghanistan needed more female police to address the needs of women and girls, as he pledged to increase the number of women in the force to 10,000. The announcement came against a backdrop of targeted attacks on officials and prominent women around the country as the government negotiates a power-sharing deal w...
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