‘They Were Ready To Pay Money For Me To Be Killed’: Why Afghanistan’s Female Police Officers Conceal Their Profession

Each day, gender poses a potentially lethal risk to Afghanistan’s thousands of female police officers. Some analysts fear that if U.S. forces withdraw and peace talks on the country’s civil war bring the Taliban back into power, the risks for women professionals will increase still further. Current Time Kabul reporter Liza Karimi spoke in July 2020 with Afghan policewomen who, despite the dangers, have chosen to persevere with their careers.