By Adebayo Williams
A woman was beheaded for appearing in public without her husband or any male relative. The woman, who entered the village of Latti, Sar-e-Pul province, was said to have gone to buy food for her home. Her husband, it was gathered, was away in Iran at the time.
Under Taliban rule women are prohibited from leaving their homes unless accompanied by a close male relative. They are also banned from working or education and are forced to wear the burqa. They have rejected any links to the incident.
Earlier this month five female Afghan guards working in the airport in southern Kandahar were killed by unknown gunmen as they were on their way to work, the latest in a string of attacks against women in Afghanistan. From bomb attacks to targeted or honour killings or domestic abuses, Afghan women have borne the brunt of the 15 years of conflicts during the Taliban-led insurgency as security has deteriorated and violence has increased in most parts of the country.
Daily Mail
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