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Sitara Achakzai (also transliterated Achaksai) (born 1956/1957 – died 12 April 2009) was a leading Afghan women's rights activist and a member of the regional parliament in Kandahar. She was assassinated by the Taliban.〔http://news.indiainfo.com/article/0904131354_taliban_claims_responsibility_killing_female_politician_kandahar/337451.html〕〔http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/taliban-claims-responsibility-for-killing-female-politician-in-kandahar_100178904.html〕〔http://www.newspostonline.com/world-news/taliban-claims-responsibility-for-killing-female-politician-in-kandahar-2009041349868〕 "Achakzai" is a name shared by one of the sub-tribes of Durrani clan, part of the Pashtun people, one of the larges ethnic groups of Afghanistan. She held dual citizenship between Afghanistan and Germany,〔(Statement of Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development) (in German) ) 〕 and was well known in Canada as some of her extended family live in the Toronto area.〔(report of the Globe and Mail )〕 Like Malalai Kakar and Safia Amajan, Sitara Achakzai was targeted by the Taliban because she was trying to improve the situation of Afghan women. At the age of 52, she was assassinated by Taliban gunmen in Kandahar on 12 April 2009. The Canadian government condemned the assassination.〔(Condemns Assassination of Prominent Afghan Women's Rights Activist )〕 Michaëlle Jean, the Governor General, said ==Encomium== * ''"She was a warrior, she was a brave woman and she always fought for women's rights and the poor's rights; that's why they didn't like her ... ()t's a loss for everybody; for democracy, basically, because she fought for everybody."'' (Ajmal Maiwand, nephew of Ms. Achakzai)〔(''Globe and Mail'' report on Sitara Achakzai's murder )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sitara Achakzai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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