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Female right’s activist becomes latest victim in string of assassinations
Freshta Kohistani, a women’s rights activist, was gunned down in Hesa-e-Kuhistan district in Kapisa province on Thursday evening, the Ministry of Interior confirmed.
The incident happened at about 5pm local time. According to the MoI, Kohistani’s brother was wounded in the attack.
Khositani was reportedly a close ally of Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation.
Within minutes of the targeted killing, Afghans took to social media in anger.
One Facebook user stated: “And now Freshta Kohistani, another civil activist who was assassinated in Kapisa. The Taliban are apparently more active than the people of the 6:30 session.” This was in reference to First Vice President Amrullah Saleh’s daily 6.30am security meetings.
Another Facebook user said: “Who is responsible? In the safest area of Hesa-e-Kuhistan district; the security forces should be removed from the country.”
This is the latest in a string of assassinations of a public figure.
On Wednesday, Yousuf Rashid, the CEO of Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA), was gunned down outside his home in Kabul in what has become a clear increase in targeted assassinations, either through the use of magnetic IEDs against vehicles or by shooting.
This has emerged over the past few months and public figures, including civil society members, media workers and government officials appear to be the targets.