Kabul – Local Taliban officials in Bamiyan say they have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman whose body was found in the provincial capital. The body was discovered naked on Tuesday, November 16.
“A man was arrested in connection with the killing today (Wednesday, November 17),” said Mohammad Khavani Rasa, the Taliban’s chief of police press for Bamiyan.
No details are available on the identity of the detainee.
The body of a woman wrapped in a blanket has been found naked in the Jalal Hill area of central Bamiyan with traces of torture on her body, the Taliban confirmed on Tuesday.
According to the Taliban, the manner of the killing has not yet been determined, and the woman’s body has been sent to forensic medicine for investigation.
The victim was a housewife and lived in the Foladi area near the center of Bamiyan, according to sources.
This is the second case of murder and violence against women in the past month in Bamiyan.
Meanwhile, a woman also committed suicide in the Zargaran area in the city of Bamiyan due to domestic violence on November 3.
