Indian woman who chronicled Taliban abuse is shot dead in Afghanistan It describes how she fled to Pakistan when her Afghan husband was away on business in India but was forcibly returned by his relatives. She was kept under house arrest by her in-laws before she escaped by burrowing through the walls only to be caught and interrogated by the Taliban. Many of them said that since I had fled my husband's home I should be executed. However, I was able to convince them that since I was an Indian I had every right to go back to my country," she wrote in a magazine article, detailing the terrors of life under the Taliban. The book was turned into a film called Escape from the Taliban, starring Manisha Koirala, one of India top actresses. Mrs Banerjee had lived in the provincial capital Sharana, employed as a health worker, since returning. Dawlat Khan Zadran, police chief of Paktika, said Taliban fighters arrived at her home on Wednesday night, tied up her husband and other members of the family, before marching her outside. "Her body was dumped at a madrassah with some of her hair ripped out," he said. It seems the killers were angry with the book and the film. The killing is a reminder of the ruthless tactics employed by the Taliban and reminiscent of the attempt to silence Malala Yousafzai in neighbouring Pakistan last year. She was singled out by gunmen for writing a diary highlighting extremist abuses and campaigning for girls education. This year has also brought a slew of attacks on women in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Islam Bibi, who had survived death threats from her own brother to become Helmand's most senior policewoman, was shot dead in July as she travelled to work. Improvements in women's rights have frequently been trumpeted by Western officials as they talk up progress under the government of Hamid Karzai. However, campaigners fear fragile gains are being reversed under pressure from conservatives - a process that could accelerate when Nato countries complete their withdrawal of combat forces next year.