Taliban insurgents have shot dead a 19-year-old Sar-e-Pul woman, after she ran away from home, local officials said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Kohistanat district of the province. The teenager reportedly ran away from home two months ago after being beaten by her husband, a spokesman for the provincial governor, Zabihullah Amani, confirmed.
Azada lived in Kohistanat district of the province and spent almost two months at a women’s shelter in the capital city of Sar-e-Pul, according to Amani.
“She agreed to go back to her husband’s house after she was guaranteed her safety by some residents in Kohistanat,” he said.
“When she went back to Kohistanat they were captured by Taliban and she was shot dead on charges of escaping from the house.”
He believes her brother has links with the Taliban.
However, police says that the two people who guaranteed her safety, have been arrested.
The victim married a year ago and had one child.
Afghanistan still remains one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to violence against women.
In a recent incident, a man in northern Takhar province kicked his wife out of their house after shaving all her hair off – leaving her bald.
Local officials said that the 22-year-old victim married a year ago but was constantly threated with violence by her husband.
The victim had two children and called on government to serve justice on her husband.
The victim said her brother married her husband’s sister but after things deteriorated between the two, her own husband turned on her and eventually shaved off all her hair.http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/26543-taliban-kill-teen-wife-in-open-
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