{"id":18090,"date":"2021-01-17T10:10:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=18090"},"modified":"2021-01-17T10:10:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T15:10:59","slug":"afghanistan-conflict-female-judges-shot-dead-in-kabul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/01\/17\/afghanistan-conflict-female-judges-shot-dead-in-kabul\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan conflict: Female judges shot dead in Kabul"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two women judges working for the Afghan Supreme Court have been shot dead.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They were killed by unidentified gunmen on their way to work on Sunday. The deaths are the latest in a string of assassinations targeting journalists, activists and other political figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The violence comes as President Donald Trump continues a drawdown of US troops in the country – with only 2,500 left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Afghan vice-president told the BBC this week that the pull-out risks more violence<\/a>\u00a0in an unstable country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What happened on Sunday?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The women were shot dead in an early morning ambush, which also saw their driver wounded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The incident happened in the Qala-e-Fathullah area of Kabul and no group has said it carried out the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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