![FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Afghan politician Fawzia Koofi speaks to media before the "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow, Russia. Koofi survived an assassination attempt, Afghan officials said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry said that Koofi was attacked late Friday afternoon near the capital of Kabul returning from a visit to the northern province of Parwan. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S6QYEKEV4RRAFU435QQIQJV37I.jpg?smart=true&auth=bfc81c524efe188d2f4cee892d3202f78563aaa1c8be3e8096ec0fa82fbb98d3&width=400&height=225)
Afghan parliamentarian, women's rights campaigner and peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi. AP Photo
Afghan parliamentarian, women's rights campaigner and peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi. AP Photo
Fawzia Koofi's shooting reminds us who the Taliban really are
The militant group has denied any involvement in the attack, but it has hardly condemned it either