Prominent female Afghan politician under house arrest flees country

A prominent female Afghan politician has successfully fled the country on one of the last evacuation flights after having been put on house arrest by the Taliban after it captured Kabul, The Washington Post reported.

Fawzia Koofi, a former Afghan legislator and vocal Taliban critic, fled to Qatar, saying that the country now felt unsafe for her and many others. Hours later, though, she said she intends to eventually return to the country.

The situation in AFG turned to a point where many felt unsafe to continue 2 live there. The Qatari gov.was one of the many who helped evacuate our people to safety in a very organized manner.When women are decision makers,the world become a better place.Thanks 2 @Lolwah_Alkhater

— Fawzia Koofi (@FawziaKoofi77) August 31, 2021

Koofi, a widowed mother, was reunited with her two daughters in Doha, who fled the country on earlier flights, according to the Post. 

Koofi was the first female vice president of the parliament and was one of the select women who participated in negotiations between the now ejected government, which Washington backed, and the Taliban. Now, she is pleading with the insurgent group to stop the violence.