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2014-12-30 Afghanistan

Residents of Maiwand in Kandahar took weapons against Taliban

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Malalai of Maiwand, also known as Malala, or Malalai Anaa (meaning Malalai the "Grandmother") is a national folk hero of Afghanistan who rallied local Pashtun fighters against the British troops at the 1880 Battle of Maiwand. She fought alongside Ayub Khan and was responsible for the Afghan victory at the Battle of Maiwand on 27 July 1880, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. She is also known as "The Afghan Jeanne D'Arc" and as "The Afghan Molly Pitcher" to the Western world. There are many schools, hospitals, and other institutions named after her in Afghanistan. Her story is told in the Afghan school text books. The Pakistani women's-rights activist Malala Yousafzai, and Afghani activist and politician Malalai Joya are named after Malalai of Maiwand.

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