Adela Azin Nazari
Local sources in Takhar say that on 29 June, a girl, 16, shot and killed herself in Eshkamish district of Takhar.
Lal Mohammad Zarqawi, The Taliban district governor in Eshkamish said she had killed her due to domestic violence.
Last week, a girl hanged her in Siaghan district of Bamyan objecting to forced marriage. The local sources say that the parents of the girl wanted her to marry her aunt’s son but, she objected it.
In addition to women suicide, mysterious killings have dramatically increased in Afghanistan. A woman was killed mysteriously two days ago in Badsghis province by unknown armed men. The motive behind the murder is not known yet. Taliban officials in Badghis confirmed the death of the woman.
Sediqullah Sediqi the spokesperson of Taliban chief of Police in Badghsi say that one person has been detained in connection to this case and the case will be investigated.
At the same time, Nooria, a young woman, was first threatened and then kidnapped and killed in Khost province. The local sources say she had already been threatened by Taliban, and then she was kidnapped and killed. Nooria worked in Khost Tawhid center and was sacked by Taliban. She then worked for a while in ADI and Taliban had threatened her repeatedly to leave her job, and she then was killed and her dead body was sent to her family in a plastic bag.
Taliban intelligence has warned Nooria’s family not to reveal the case and msut not talk to media. Three other colleagues of Nooria have been sacked and they have been summoned to the intelligence department for several times.
On 26 June, Taliban attacked Moradi’s house, a local former public uprising commander, killing him and his two young daughters, Zarin and Tajgul.
Last week, the dead body of a woman was found from Panjshir river and also the dead body of a woman was found in a water well in Bamyan, Taliban are blamed for such murders.
On 27 June, Taliban shoot wife of Abdul Ghafoor Mahmoudy, a former public uprising commander, before the eyes of her children in Badghis.
Local sources say Abdul Ghafoor was one of the local uprising commanders under Isameil Khan who fled to Iran after the Kabul fell.
After the Kabul fell, the rate of women suicide and mysterious killings has increased and the perpetrators are not brought to justice. Even the suicide cases look mysterious and their families hide the reason of the death. It is likely the perpetrators are Taliban and the families of the victims fear to reveal them.
The world only condemns such killings but they do not take any serious measures against Taliban atrocities. Rina Amiri, the special representative of the United States on Women and Human Right Affairs in a twitt said, the world shall take a unified stance on supporting women and vulnerable groups in Afghanistan.
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