Shakiba Matin Hashemi is an Afghani politician who was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.
A report on Kandahar prepared at the Navy Postgraduate School stated that Hashemi sits on the Environment Committee; that she was a school principal prior to taking office; that her father sits on Kandahar's Provincial Council; and that she is a member of the National United Party of Afghanistan.[1]
Hashemi was re-elected in 2010 with 641 votes.[2] She was outspoken against Ahmed Wali Karzai and claimed to have been threatened by him.[3] She also spoke out against corruption, saying she was offered, and rejected, a bribe prior to the election.[4][5]
In 2012, Hashemi was a member of a parliamentary fact-finding mission investigating the Kandahar massacre on 11 March 2012 in Panjwayi District. Hashemi and Hamidzi Lali claimed that US troopers had raped two women before the massacre.[6] The U.S. Army concluded that staff sergeant Robert Bales was the only person responsible for the shootings.[7]
In 2016, Hashemi was thanked by the Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan for her contribution to the implementation of a program called "Enhancing Women's Status at the Local Level by Creating Better Links to Female Parliamentarians."[8]
References edit
- ^ "Profile: Kandahar Profile" (PDF). Navy Postgraduate School. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- ^ Rutting, Thomas (24 November 2010). "2010 Elections (33): An almost final result". Afghanistan Analysts Network. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Aikins, Matthieu; Hewad, Gran (25 October 2010). "Losing legitimacy after Afghanistan's elections". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Clark, Kate (30 June 2010). "How to become a minister: bribe the parliament". Afghanistan Analysts network. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Aikins, Matthieu (January 2011). "Disappearing Ink: Afghanistan's Sham Democracy". Harper's Magazine.
- ^ "US forces raped two women in Kandahar carnage". Afghan Voice Agency. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Army Identifies Afghanistan Shooting Suspect". United States Department of Defense. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "ETWA – Appreciates Ms. Shakiba Hashemi MP from Kandahar Province" (PDF). ETWA. August 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.