Malalai Bahaduri Malalai Bahaduri is a

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and senior instructor in the Afghan National Interdiction Unit (NIU). She worked as a

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, but decided to join

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in 2002, after

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rule of

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ended. Bahaduri was threatened with death and physically abused by an uncle who objected to her doing so. Bahaduri is the first female member of the Afghan NIU. She has participated in

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operations in all 34

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. Bahaduri received the 2013

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award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bahaduri, Malalai Afghan police officers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award