Afghan militants 'kill female author'

Militants in Afghanistan have killed an Indian woman whose memoir about marrying an Afghan man and life under the Taliban was made into a Bollywood film, officials said.

Afghan militants 'kill female author'

Militants in Afghanistan have killed an Indian woman whose memoir about marrying an Afghan man and life under the Taliban was made into a Bollywood film, officials said.

The killing of Sushmita Banerjee is the latest in a string of attacks on prominent women in Afghanistan, adding to fears women’s rights will recede even further in the country after US-led foreign forces leave.

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