Afghanistan Female Office

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  Dallas Sniper Was Loner, Army Sent Him Home From Afghanistan

  The Dallas sniper had been sent home from Afghanistan after being accused of sexually harassing a female, and was described as a loner who followed black militant groups on social media.

• Indian Police Officer Wins UN's International Female Peacekeeper Award

  An Indian police inspector has been named recipient of a prestigious international female peacekeeper award by the United Nation or UN's police division for her "exceptional achievements" in her duty with the UN mission in Afghanistan, including her efforts towards helping victims sexual and gender-based violence.

• Another female police officer shot in Afghanistan

  Gunmen shot the top female police officer in a troubled southern Afghan province on Sunday, leaving her facing possible paralysis just months after her predecessor was killed, government and hospital authorities said. It was the latest in a series of attacks on prominent women in Afghanistan, where just 1 percent of the police force is female.

• Afghan female police officer shot, wounded: officials

  Unknown gunmen shot and seriously injured a female police officer in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, just months after her high-profile predecessor was killed, officials said.

• Afghan policewoman fatally shoots foreign adviser

  A female Afghan police officer shot dead a NATO civilian adviser inside Kabul police headquarters on Monday, officials said, in the first "insider" attack by a woman.

• Afghan women being trained as frontline cops for the first time

  Women in Afghanistan are being recruited as front line police officers for the first time, UK broadcaster Sky News reported on Wednesday.In the past, women were only allowed to carry out menial support tasks in the back office.But now the Afghan authorities, with the help of British instructors, are training women to help their male colleagu...