Malalai Bahaduri

Malalai Bahaduri in 2013 with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Malalai Bahaduri is a Senior Instructor in the Afghan National Interdiction Unit (NIU), with the military rank of Second Lieutenant.^[1][2] In 2013, Bahaduri received an International Women of Courage Award.^[3]

Work

Bahaduri worked as a telecommunications operator. In 2002, the Taliban rule of Afghanistan ended, and Bahaduri decided to join law enforcement.^[4] Her uncle did not want her to do this. He threatened Bahaduri with death, and he physically abused her.^[4]

Bahaduri is the first woman in the Afghan National Interdiction Unit.^[5] She worked in counternarcotics operations in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.^{[6] [5]}

References

1. "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners".
2. "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners - HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government website for international human rights related information". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
3. "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners - International Women of Courage Celebration". Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
4. "Malalai Bahaduri selected for top US award". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
5. "Female Police Lieutenant Faces New Dangers in Transitioning Afghanistan".
6. Bahrami, Ali (10 March 2013). "International Courage Award Presented to Malalai".

Other websites

• 2013 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr
• Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)