Wave of killings targets Afghan female judges, journalists, intellectuals

Saphora Smith and Ahmed Mengli from nbcnews said that A slew of assassinations has struck Afghanistan, mainly targeting prominent women, journalists and other progressives.

The wave of targeted killings has stoked fear among Afghan intellectuals and heightened anxiety about what the future holds in the battle-scarred country.
As of Wednesday, 40 people had been killed this year, according to Afghan Peace Watch, a nonprofit research and media organization, in addition to more than 130 people in the last three months of 2020.

Fragile negotiations between Taliban insurgents and the U.S.-backed Afghan government to end the country’s decadeslong conflict are underway in Qatar, with the government pushing for a cease-fire. The violence may also present a challenge for the Biden administration as it takes office just months before a May deadline for remaining U.S. troops to leave the country.

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