Fawzia Koofi
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Badakhshan |
| Spouse | Hamid Ahmadi |
| Residence | Kabul |
| Afghanistan | |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | Preston University (Pakistan) |
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| ID | 1354944 |
Fawzia Koofi Life story
Fawzia Koofi is an Afghan politician and women's rights activist. Originally from Badakhshan province, she is currently serving as a Member of Parliament in Kabul and is the Vice President of the National Assembly.
Tobias Ellwood: I got it wrong on Afghanistan clip, says Conservative MP
... Fawzia Koofi, the first ever female deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament, said Mr Ellwood s comments showed ignorance of how restricted life had become for Afghan women...
Tobias Ellwood: Afghan women slate UK MP's video praising 'country transformed'
... Fawzia Koofi, the first ever female deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament, told BBC Newshour she was angry at the MP s remarks...
Afghan peace talks: the woman, The negotiations with the Taliban
...Fawzia Koofi pressed for the rights of women during their first face-to-face meeting with the Taliban Fawzia Koofi is the childhood dream of becoming a doctor was destroyed, as the Taliban took over Afghanistan in the 1990s...
Taliban 'not seeking to seize whole Afghanistan'
... US soldiers provide training for the Afghan military Fawzia Koofi, an Afghan MP and one of only two women present at the Moscow meeting, told the BBC: It s a positive step that the Taliban who were using bullets against the people of Afghanistan, especially women, are now using microphone and listening to women s voices...
