Tirin Kot, Afghanistan. 13th July, 2017. Afghan policewoman Masouma walks with her colleagues at the workplace in Tirin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2017. Masouma has been working in the police force for the past 13 years and presently she is the commander of 23 female police personnel in Tirin Kot city. In conservative Afghan society, people particularly in the countryside regard women working outside of their family home as a "taboo.

• Contributor: Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: JH9XFG
• File size: 8.8 MB (293.8 KB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 2000 x 1540 px | 33.9 x 26.1 cm | 13.3 x 10.3 inches | 150dpi
• Date taken: 13 July 2017
• Photographer: Xinhua

More information

This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

(170713) -- TIRIN KOT (AFGHANISTAN), July 13, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Afghan policewoman Masouma walks with her colleagues at the workplace in Tirin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2017. Masouma has been working in the police force for the past 13 years and presently she is the commander of 23 female police personnel in Tirin Kot city. In conservative Afghan society, people particularly in the countryside regard women working outside of their family home as a "taboo." But one brave female, Masouma, 45, has escaped the cultural barriers and joined the police force to break the taboo and show that women can compete with men in all arenas. She's currently shattering these cultural restrictions right on her own back door as she works to bring law, order and stability to her home province of Uruzgan. (Xinhua/Manan Arghand) (zjy)