Afghan women shot dead by Taleban

PeaceWomen

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

HOME-------------CALENDAR-------------ABOUT US-------------CONTACT US

RESOLUTION 1325
• Full text
• History & Analysis
• Who's Responsible for Implementation?
• 1325 Anniversary

UNITED NATIONS
• Women and the UN
• Security Council (SC)
• Gender & Peacekeeping
• 1325 Monitor: Women & Gender in the work of the Security Council
• Gender Focal Points
• PeaceBuilding Commission

WOMEN, WAR &
PEACE WEB PORTAL
• UNIFEM
• PeaceWomen

JOIN WILPF

Afghan women shot dead by Taleban

July 13, 2008 (BBC) - Two Afghan women have been shot dead by Taleban militants in the country's central Ghazni province.

Taleban fighters told the Associated Press that the women had been operating a prostitution ring for American soldiers and foreign contractors.

They also claimed that the women had been working for the local police.

A spokesman for the Ghazni governor said the dead women were "innocent local people" and the US has also dismissed the allegations.

US military spokesman 1st Lt Nathan Perry said he had never heard of "anything close to that nature".

Ghazni officials told Agence France Presse that the women, killed late on Saturday, had no connection with the government.

From:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7504212.stm

NEWS
• 1325 PeaceWomen E-News
• Country News Index
• International News
• Peacekeeping News

RESOURCES
• Country & Thematic
Civil Society, UN & Government
• 1325 Advocacy Tools

INITIATIVES
• In-country
• Regional and Global
• 1325 in Action

ORGANIZATIONS
• Country-specific
• International

LATEST PEACEWOMEN UPDATES

PEACEWOMEN NGO WEB RING
Women, Peace & Security Community representing the diversity and depth of research, organizing and advocacy on women, peace and security issues.

PeaceWomen.org is a project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, United Nations Office.
777 UN Plaza, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA
Fair Use Notice:This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. PeaceWomen.org distributes this material without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in 17 U.S.C § 107.