Man Kills Sister-in-Law in Nangarhar Amid Rising Domestic Violence in Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A man in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province shot and killed his sister-in-law on Friday evening, local sources reported, underscoring the ongoing domestic violence crisis in the country.

The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told KabulNow that the incident occurred in Jalalabad, the provincial capital. The victim, 28, and mother of two, had been living in the city with her brother-in-law after her husband relocated to a European country, the sources said.