KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban’s police command in Ghazni says that a young woman has died by suicide after throwing herself into a water well in the center of the province.
In a statement, the command said the incident occurred yesterday (Saturday, March 28) in the Nawabad area of the sixth district of Ghazni city.
According to the statement, the cause of the young woman’s suicide has been identified as “domestic violence.”
The police command added that investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, multiple cases of suicide among young women have been reported from different parts of the country.
The causes of most of these incidents are said to be domestic violence, hopelessness about the future, and mental health challenges.
Similarly, one month ago, a 20-year-old woman had been beaten and strangled to death by her brother in Afghanistan’s Samangan province, according to Taliban authorities. The incident had taken place in Aybak, the provincial capital, where the woman was attacked inside her home.
Taliban officials had stated that the suspect was arrested shortly after the incident and later confessed to the crime. While no motive had been disclosed, the case had been referred to the Taliban’s judicial and legal authorities.
The killing comes amid a wider pattern of violence against women and girls in Afghanistan. Rights groups and experts attribute much of the rise to the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s rights, the closure of shelters, and the elimination of protections established under the previous government.
All women’s protection centers operating before 2021 have been shut down, severely limiting access to safety and legal support for abuse victims.
According to Afghan Witness, a human rights monitoring initiative, at least 840 cases of violence against women and girls were documented between January 2022 and June 2024, including 332 killings. Experts emphasize that the real figures are likely far higher, as many incidents go unreported due to fear of retaliation, social stigma, and lack of reporting mechanisms.
