Shakiba Hashemi

Not to be confused with Chékéba Hachemi.

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

  1. ^ "Profile: Kandahar Profile" (PDF). Navy Postgraduate School. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ Rutting, Thomas (24 November 2010). "2010 Elections (33): An almost final result". Afghanistan Analysts Network. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ Aikins, Matthieu; Hewad, Gran (25 October 2010). "Losing legitimacy after Afghanistan's elections". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ Clark, Kate (30 June 2010). "How to become a minister: bribe the parliament". Afghanistan Analysts network. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ Aikins, Matthieu (January 2011). "Disappearing Ink: Afghanistan's Sham Democracy". Harper's Magazine.
  6. ^ "US forces raped two women in Kandahar carnage". Afghan Voice Agency. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Army Identifies Afghanistan Shooting Suspect". United States Department of Defense. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  8. ^ "ETWA – Appreciates Ms. Shakiba Hashemi MP from Kandahar Province" (PDF). ETWA. August 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.