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Despite threats, sole female prosecutor in east stands firm

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JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The sole woman prosecutor in eastern Nangarhar province says female judges are unwilling to work in the judicial sphere because of the insecurity and low salaries.

Nangarhar is the only province in the east that has a female prosecutor, Shakiba Danish, who holds the BA degree in law,. There is no female judge or prosecutor in the zone.

She recently took over as prosecutor in the ‘preventing violence against women sector’ of the provincial attorney’s office. Motivated by . . .

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