OTTAWA — An all\u002Dparty group of MPs is calling on the Canadian government to help Afghan women who were lawmakers before the Taliban takeover get to safety.
Police in Kabul said Sunday that former MP Mursal Nabizada and her bodyguard were shot dead by unknown attackers.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
Six Canadian MPs say in a joint statement that they have worked together since last October to bring the nine remaining women to Canada. They say the situation in Afghanistan is more dangerous by the day and the Taliban are controlling women with a “brutal gender apartheid system.”“For the sake of the lives of these eight women, we urge the Canadian government to act on this matter urgently and take immediate action to assist in getting these women to safety,” the statement says.Article content
The group includes Bloc Quebecois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May, the NDP’s Heather McPherson, the Conservatives’ Alex Ruff and the Liberals’ Marcus Powlowski and Leah Taylor Roy.“But this is particularly so for these brave women MPs who led the way in opening up public and civic space for women and girls under the previous Afghan government.
Local police chief Molvi Hamidullah Khalid said on the weekend that investigations into her death are underway. He did not answer questions about possible motives.— With files from The Associated Press
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