Rouh Gul Khairzad

Rouh Gul Khairzad (born 1974 in Kang District, Nimruz Province) is an Afghan politician and senator of the Meshrano Jirga. A teacher for 28 years, Khairzad was elected to the Meshrano Jirga in 2010 from the area of Nimroz, and is one of a number of female elected politicians in Afghanistan. She is the head of the Meshrano Jirga's defense and internal security commission.

In August 2013, Khairzad and her husband survived a Taliban ambush on a highway in Ghazni Province which killed her eight-year-old daughter as well as her driver; Khairzad, who was on the way from Kabul to her home province of Nimruz to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, was shot and wounded in the assassination attempt.^[1] The United Nations condemned the attack.^[2]

References

^ Feminist Wire (8 August 2013). "Afghan Senator Shot In Taliban Assassination Attempt". Ms. Magazine. ^{[failed verification]}
^ Press release (8 August 2013). "UN mission condemns attack on female Afghan senator and family". United Nations. ^{[dead link]}

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[1] Feminist Wire (8 August 2013). "Afghan Senator Shot In Taliban Assassination Attempt". Ms. Magazine. ^{[failed verification]}

[2] Press release (8 August 2013). "UN mission condemns attack on female Afghan senator and family". United Nations. ^{[dead link]}

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