10 women killed in Afghanistan in one month

The incidents of femicide have increased in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of the country. 10 women were killed by men, two young women committed suicide in the period of November 22- December 16, 2023.

News Center- The incidents of femicide have increased in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of the country. 10 women were killed by men, two young women committed suicide in Afghanistan, according to the data compiled by NuJINHA from the news reported in the local, national and online press in the period of November 22-December 16, 2023.

 Naqi Mohammad Taqi, the former prosecutor of the crime department in the Attorney General's Office (AGO) of the previous government, and her sister went missing while traveling from Kabul to Nangarhar. On November 20, their dead bodies were found in the village of Daman, in the Behsood district of Nangarhar province, showing signs of torture.

On November 28, Bibi Masooma (14) committed suicide after being forced to marry a Taliban member in the Daykundi province.

On November 30, Bibi Shukuri, 32, was killed by her husband in the city of Mazar-i-Sharīf.

On November 30, the Taliban members raided the home of Hasna Sadat, journalist and former presenter of Khurshid private TV. The journalist allegedly fourrth floor of a building in Qala-e-Fathullah area of ​​the 10th district of Kabul, fearing the terror of the Taliban.

On December 4, a woman identified as Bibi Kul died under suspicious circumstances in Almar, a district in the southwestern part of Faryab province, Afghanistan.

On December 14, two women were found dead in the Takhar province of Afghanistan.

On December 15, a 27-year-old woman was killed by her husband in Takhar province. On the same day, a woman was killed by her husband in Khost province.

On December 16, Bibi Nuria, 19, was killed by her father in Takhar province. On the same day, a woman and her husband were killed by an unknown person or persons in Balkh province.