Meena Keshwar Kamal , popularly known as Meena, the founder of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) has been listed among the "60 Asian Heroes" along with Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, Kang Chol Hwan and others, in the Asian edition of Time Magazine. The magazine dedicated its November 13, 2006 special anniversary issue to pay "homage to the men and women who have shaped our destiny and our times." Meena established RAWA in 1977 to promotes women's rights and a secular democracy. The group opposed both the Soviet-supported regime and the later Mujahideen and Taliban Islamist rulers. After 10 years of struggle for women's rights, she was assassinated in Queeta of Pakistan on Feb.4 , 1987 allegedly by the agents of Khadamat-e Etela'at-e Dawlati (KHAD), the secret police of the Soviet-supported regime in Afghanistan, which functioned under the control of the KGB .
 , popularly known as Meena, the founder of the (RAWA) has been listed among the "60 Asian Heroes" along with , , and others, in the Asian edition of Magazine. The magazine dedicated its November 13, 2006 special anniversary issue to pay "homage to the men and women who have shaped our destiny and our times." Meena established RAWA in 1977 to promotes women's rights and a secular democracy. The group opposed both the -supported regime and the later and rulers. After 10 years of struggle for women's rights, she was assassinated in of on February 4 , 1987 allegedly by the agents of (KHAD), the secret police of the Soviet-supported regime in Afghanistan, which functioned under the control of the .
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