Two Afghan Women Supreme Court Judges Shot Dead in Kabul

Two women judges were shot dead and several others were wounded by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul Sunday morning, the latest in a recent wave of violence that has gripped the country as the government continues to engage in peace talks with the Taliban.

The gunmen opened fire on the two women, who were judges in Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, as they were travelling to their office in a court vehicle, Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, a court spokesman, told AFP. The driver of the car was also wounded in the attack, local newspaper Tolo News reported.

“Unfortunately we have lost two women judges in today’s attack. Their driver is wounded,” Qaweem said. “The vehicle was transporting the women judges to their office.” The two victims were among over 200 female judges working in the country’s top court, AFP reported.