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Kandahar: Sole woman prosecutor with big caseload

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Despite the increasing registration of cases of violence against women, only one female prosecutor works in the attorney office in southern Kandahar province.

Kandahar’s Women Affairs Department and activists expressed serious concern on the issue, saying it was difficult to address a legal case relating to females.

Women Affairs Director Ruqia Achakzai, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said only one female prosecutor and one defence lawyer were working in Kandahar.

However, there is not even a single female . . .

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