Malalai Bahaduri
Malalai Bahaduri
Malalai Bahaduri is, as of 2013, a Second Lieutenant, Afghan National Interdiction Unit (NIU), Senior Instructor.[1] She worked as a telecommunications operator, but decided to join law enforcement in 2002, after Taliban rule of Afghanistan ended.[2] She was threatened with death and physically abused by an uncle who objected to her doing so.[2] She is the first female member of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit.[3] She has participated in counternarcotics operations in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.[4][3]
She received a 2013 International Women of Courage award.[1]
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- 1 2 "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners". state.gov.
- 1 2 "Malalai Bahaduri selected for top US award". pajhwok.com.
- 1 2 "Female Police Lieutenant Faces New Dangers in Transitioning Afghanistan". United States Institute of Peace.
- ↑ "International Courage Award Presented to Malalai". Daily Outlook Afghanistan, the Leading Independent Newspaper.
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