Two women Judges of Afghanistan's Supreme Court shot dead

Two Women judges shot dead

On Sunday morning, unidentified gunmen stormed into the Capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul where they shot two women judges and several others were wounded that created a terror and havoc over the city. This is the latest event that witnessed violence erupting on streets of the country while the government is still in dialogue with the Taliban to sustain peace.

The two women were judges in Afghanistan's Supreme Court. The gunmen opened fire on them while they were on their way to office on a court vehicle, as told by court's spokesman Ahmad Fahim Qaweem to AFP. Local newspaper Tolo news reported that the driver was also wounded in the attack. "Unfortunately, two of our women judges lost their lives in today's attacks, their driver is wounded. The ladies were on their way to court," Qaweem told. Two victims were among 200 female judges currently working in the top court as reported by AFP.

Eyewitnesses claimed that they saw two men on  a motorcycle pulling up their vehicle and allegedly shooting the victims as described by Tolo News. No group has owned up the responsibility of the crime. Taliban's spokesperson Sabihullah Mujahid denied their involvement in this incident. In recent months, country has witnessed such outrage of anti government militants spilling over the streets in form of high profile killings, bombings or violence. Afghanistan Police reported several incidents of killings, bombings and violent protests over last few months.

The attack on Sunday morning is speculated to be in response to the United States attempt to scale down its military presence in the country to 2500 personnel. This is the lowest number observed in two decades. This withdrawal of soldiers can be a part of a deal with Taliban centred around peace agreement according to AP. Officials are accusing Taliban for recent layers of attacks. Spy chief Ahmad Zia Siraj told lawmakers that over 18000 attacks in 2020 have been carried out by militant groups. The Islamic state leader took responsibility for some of them.