Top Female Police Officer Dies
The most senior woman police officer in Afghanistan's troubled Helmand province has died in hospital, a day after being shot by unidentified gunmen.
Lieutenant Negar was shot in the neck near police headquarters in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.
She is the third senior policewoman to be killed in recent months. Her predecessor in Helmand, Islam Bibi, was killed on her way to work in July.
Police in Helmand face the twin threats of Taliban insurgents and drug traders.
No group has said it carried out the latest attack. A spokesman for the governor of Helmand described Lt Negar's assailants as "enemies of Afghanistan".
The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says Afghan troops and police are increasingly bearing the load as British and American troops draw down their forces.
Women make up just under 1 percent of Afghanistan's police, with nearly 1,600 policewomen serving and about 200 more in training.
Lt Negar, known only by her surname, was walking near police headquarters when she was shot by a gunman on a motorbike, officials say.
Helmand Provincial governor's spokesman Omar Zawak told the Associated Press news agency that the 38-year-old suffered a bullet wound to the neck.
Source: Legit.ng
