Freshta Kohistani (1991 – 24 December 2020) was an Afghan Tajik

woman's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

activist and a pro-democracy advocate who was assassinated at the age of 29. Kohistani frequently organised events in the capital, Kabul, advocating

women's rights in Afghanistan Women's rights in Afghanistan have oscillated back and forth depending on the time period. After King Amanullah Khan's attempts to modernize the country in the 1920s, women officially gained equality under the 1964 Constitution. However, t ...

. She also used social media as a platform for her message and had a large following. In December 2020, she was assassinated near her home by gunmen on a motorbike in the

Hesa Awal Kohistan District Hesa Awal Kohistan District is a new district, created from the bigger Kohistan District in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. The district center is Kohistan. The population is 60,300 (2006). History The Kohistani Afghans were the most powerful and ...

Kapisa province Kapisa (Pashto/Dari: ) is the smallest of Afghanistan's thirty-four provinces and is located in the north-east of the country. It has an estimated population of 496,840 people and an area of , making it the most densely populated province apar ...

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; she was 29 years old. Her brother was also killed in the attack. The gunmen escaped. Before her death, Kohistani had asked for protection from the authorities after receiving threats.

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