KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The women gave a news conference but requested that no one take pictures of their faces. The office of one of them asked reporters not to publish her name.
It was a lot of secrecy for a media event, but it is a dangerous time to be a powerful woman in Afghanistan.
Police Maj. Colonel Sediqa Rasekh and a number of high-profile women spoke Thursday at the event
Police Maj. Colonel Sediqa Rasekh and a number of high-profile women spoke Thursday at the event to highlight the continuing threat of violence against females in Afghanistan eight years after the hardline Taliban regime was ousted.