“Escape from Taliban” author shot dead in Afghanistan

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An Indian author whose story was told in the movie “Escape from Taliban” was shot dead after returning to Afghanistan to make a documentary about women, police said on Friday. The killing of Sushmita Banerjee, 49, on Wednesday was the latest in a series of attacks on women in the conservative Islamic country, adding to concern that hard-won women’s rights are eroding ahead of next year’s withdrawal of most international forces. The Afghan Taliban denied involvement. …
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