AFGHANISTAN: Reports have it that a woman was set on fire by her husband in Afghanistan's Herat province. Afghan police are reportedly in the process of arresting the culprit.
The woman, 23 years of age, was doused in gasoline according to local authorities in Injel district. They further stated that the incident took place as a result of a quarrel the couple had.
After the incident the husband took to his heels in an attempt to avoid arrest.
Reports have it that there have been records of numerous incidents involving the killing of women in Afghanistan in recent months.
The Islamist Taliban in August executed a teenage girl in Sar-e-Pul and another woman, 22 years of age, in July was executed by her own relatives on the suspicion that she was dating a stranger over the phone.
In a report published by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) late in November last year, the statistic of violence perpetrated against women gathered from the registered cases of violence exceeds 2579 cases.
The woman, 23 years of age, was doused in gasoline according to local authorities in Injel district. They further stated that the incident took place as a result of a quarrel the couple had.
After the incident the husband took to his heels in an attempt to avoid arrest.
Reports have it that there have been records of numerous incidents involving the killing of women in Afghanistan in recent months.
The Islamist Taliban in August executed a teenage girl in Sar-e-Pul and another woman, 22 years of age, in July was executed by her own relatives on the suspicion that she was dating a stranger over the phone.
In a report published by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) late in November last year, the statistic of violence perpetrated against women gathered from the registered cases of violence exceeds 2579 cases.
The report adds further that the figure was reported to be 2403 cases during the six months of the last year and shows a 7.32 percent increase.
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