A man reportedly killed his wife and her lover after finding them together in Qalainau, the capital of Badghis province.
A resident tells Zan Times that the murders took place on Tuesday, October 18.
“When the man entered the house, he saw his wife in bed with a young man. He shot both of them to death,” adds the source, who did not want to be named.
Another resident, who asked for anonymity, says the Taliban arrested the woman’s husband.
According to residents, the woman is about 28 years old and was a mother of four children.
Domestic violence, especially femicide, has increased in the past year after the Taliban dismantled all legal, and institutional support for victims and survivors. The Taliban have also closed the women’s shelter system in Afghanistan, which means that women who want to leave their husbands often have nowhere to go. In addition, they dismantled the ministry of women’s affairs and the Independent Human Rights Commission, thus wiping out systems that tracked and helped women dealing with violence.
