Fawzia Koofi On Afghan Peace: 'We Want To See This War End Tomorrow'

Amid stalled U.S.-brokered peace negotiations between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, and with no clear indication whether President Biden will withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by a previously agreed May 1 deadline, pressure has been mounting for progress on peace.

Meanwhile, attacks on Afghan civilians have risen dramatically, with hundreds of targeted killings and assassinations — especially of educated professionals and activists — since the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement was signed in February 2020.

Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan parliament and women's rights activist, has survived two assassination attempts — the first in 2010, when her convoy was targeted by the Taliban, and the, when she was shot by unknown gunmen. Both times,