Originally published on September 16, 2013 <br /><br />The top female police officer in Afghanistan's Helmand province was shot and injured by unknown gunmen on Sunday (September 15), just months after her predecessor was killed in early July.<br /><br />It was reported that the officer was shot when walking near the police headquarters in Lashkar Gah by two gunmen on a motorbike. She was shot in the neck. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />However according to Reuters, "lieutenant Negara, who like many Afghans only uses one name, was shot as she was being driven to work on a motorbike by a male relative in Lashkar Gah, capital of battleground southern province of Helmand.<br /><br />"She was taken to hospital and was expected to survive, said the provincial governor's spokesman, Omar Zwak.<br /><br />"Negara's high-profile predecessor, Lieutenant Islam Bibi, was shot dead in almost identical circumstances in early July.<br /><br />"Bibi was also being driven to work on a motorbike by a male relative when unidentified gunmen shot her dead.<br /><br />"The Taliban have often targeted senior female officials working for the U.S.-backed government, although some attacks have been linked to conservative male relatives, outraged that the women are going out to work.<br /><br />"Violence against women has increased sharply over the last two years, according to Afghanistan's independent human rights commission. <br /><br />"Activists also say there is waning interest in women's rights on the part of President Hamid Karzai's government, which they say would be content to let hard-fought-for women's rights disappear in return for a peace deal with the Taliban as foreign troops prepare to leave by the end of next year."<br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.yo
