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In this picture taken on September 25, 2008 female police officer Malalai Kakar, head of the city of Kandahar's department of crimes against women speaks at her office in Kandahar.
Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2008

Open quoteHer death will undoubtedly have a negative impact on other women who may have wanted to join the police but now may not dare to.Close quote

  • General MATIULLAH QATI,
  • Kandahar police commander, on the Taliban's assassination of Malalai Kakar, Afghanistan's highest-ranking female police officer
Photo: AFP / Getty Images | Source: International Herald Tribune