Malalai Bahaduri is a Second Lieutenant and senior instructor in the Afghan National Interdiction Unit (NIU). She worked as a telecommunications operator, but decided to join law enforcement in 2002, after Taliban rule of Afghanistan ended. Bahaduri was threatened with death and physically abused by an uncle who objected to her doing so.
Bahaduri is the first female member of the Afghan NIU. She has participated in counternarcotics operations in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
Bahaduri received the 2013 International Women of Courage award.
References
- ^ "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners". state.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08.
- ^ Jha, Lalit K. (5 March 2013). "Malalai Bahaduri selected for top US award". pajhwok.com.
- ^ "Female Police Lieutenant Faces New Dangers in Transitioning Afghanistan". United States Institute of Peace.
- "International Courage Award Presented to Malalai". Daily Outlook Afghanistan, the Leading Independent Newspaper. 10 March 2013.
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