KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A 25-year-old woman was found dead in Badghis province, northwestern Afghanistan, early this morning, amid a recent surge in mysterious killings across the country.
Speaking with KabulNow, local sources in Badghis identified the victim as Naz Bibi, who was found strangled outside her home in the 5th district of the province.
The reason behind the incident remains unclear, and local Taliban authorities have not yet commented.
This incident adds to a surge in mysterious killings and criminal activities across Afghanistan in recent years. The country’s citizens are increasingly concerned about their safety and security, which adds to the mounting challenges they face since the Taliban’s takeover, despite the regime’s claims of maintaining security.
Based on KabulNow data, at least five other people, including a woman and a former soldier, have been killed under mysterious circumstances across Afghanistan in the past month alone.
The actual number could be higher, as many cases remain unreported due to the Taliban’s strict media restrictions and the reluctance of most families to disclose such incidents.
The previous incidents remain uninvestigated, and the perpetrators have not been identified.
In its recent report released last month, Rawadari, a London-based human rights organization, documented at least 239 cases of mysterious, extrajudicial, and targeted killings, including those of women and children, across Afghanistan over the past six months.
The rights group also emphasizes that the actual number could be much higher, as it was unable to document all cases due to the Taliban creating an atmosphere of fear and exerting pressure on victims’ families to keep such information hidden.
