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Najla Ayubi

25/03/2014

My Struggle to be an Afghan Judge

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Najla Ayubi fought to become a judge, but was forced to give up her career by the Taliban

Afghan Najla Ayubi tells Matthew Bannister about her life as a fighter - first to become a judge, then to win back her career under the mujahideen, then to survive the Taliban.

Najla Ayubi had a successful career as a judge in Afghanistan but had to fight for survival under first the mujahideen and then the Taliban. 

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Picture: Najla Ayubi

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