The woman who wrote a book chronicling her escape from the
Taliban in Afghanistan 20 years ago was taken from her home there and executed.
She was in the country to make a documentary about women. "I opened the
gate, and two gunmen with turbans wrapped around their faces burst in,"
her husband said. Her body was found the next day. Sushmita Banerjee, 49, had
moved to Afghanistan from India in 1989, married there, and converted to Islam.
As the Taliban emerged and women’s rights were restricted, Banerjee was forced
to close her business and was beaten for refusing to wear a burqa. She fled and
eventually repatriated to India. The police suspect Taliban involvement, but
the organization denied any involvement.
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