Waiting for Taliban to come & kill me: Afghanistan's first female mayor
- 3 years ago
As the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the country's first female Mayor Zarifa Ghafari continue to fear for her life amid reports of targeted killings by the insurgents.
"I’m sitting here waiting for them to come. There is no one to help me or my family. And they will come for people like me and kill me,” she said.
Zarifa Ghafari rose to prominence in 2018 by becoming the first and youngest female mayor of the country's Maidan Wardak province, Ghafari now awaits the arrival of the Taliban for her and more like her.
"I’m sitting here waiting for them to come. There is no one to help me or my family. And they will come for people like me and kill me,” she said.
Zarifa Ghafari rose to prominence in 2018 by becoming the first and youngest female mayor of the country's Maidan Wardak province, Ghafari now awaits the arrival of the Taliban for her and more like her.