Bibi Ayesha
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Bibi Ayesha (Dari: بیبی عایشه) is a military leader and the only known female warlord in Afghanistan. She controls a force of 50-150 men in the Nahrin district of Baghlan Province.[1] Also known as Kaftar (Dari: قوماندان کفتر, "The Pigeon"), she operated for at least two decades, fighting against Soviet troops and then the Taliban militia as part of Jamiat-e Islami.[1][2]
She dismissed notions that the roles of women in Afghanistan should exclude military roles, saying "It makes no difference if you are a man or a woman when you have the heart of a fighter."[1] However, she does insist that a mahram male relative, accompany her into battle.[1]
On 18 October 2020, Ayesha came under attack by the Taliban, a day after they claimed that she had defected to them.[2]
See also[]
- Afghan National Army
- Taliban
- Latifa Nabizada
- Niloofar Rahmani
- Khatool Mohammadzai
- Women's rights in Afghanistan
References[]
- ^ a b c d Coghlan, Tom. BBC, Afghanistan's feared woman warlord, March 16, 2006
- ^ a b "Afghanistan's only female warlord attacked by Taliban fighters".
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- Living people
- Mujahideen members of the Soviet–Afghan War
- Hazara military personnel
- Afghan warlords
- People from Baghlan Province
- Women in 21st-century warfare
- Women in war in South Asia
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