Gunmen assassinate two Afghan women judges in Kabul ambush

Gunmen shot dead two Afghan women judges working for the Supreme Court in an ambush in the country's capital Sunday, officials said.The latest attack comes just two days after the Pentagon announced it had cut troop levels in Afghanistan to 2,500, the fewest in nearly two decades.The attack on the judges happened as they were driving to their office in a court vehicle, said Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, a spokesman for the Supreme Court.

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"Unfortunately, we have lost two women judges in today's attack. Their driver is wounded," Qaweem told AFP.There are more than 200 female judges working for the country's top court, the spokesman added.Kabul police confirmed the attack, which no group has claimed so far.Afghanistantarget="_blank"'>