KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A young man from Panjshir province in northeastern Afghanistan was stabbed to death in Kabul, while another young man died after falling from the roof of a house in Ghazni province in central Afghanistan, according to local sources.
Local sources said the Panjshir resident, identified as Fakhr Alam, was killed on Saturday night, Sept. 12, in the Khair Khana area of Kabul.
According to the sources, Fakhr Alam had gone out with his friends and was attacked by unidentified individuals while returning home. He was reportedly stabbed six times in different parts of his body.
The sources said Fakhr Alam was originally from Raghak village in Hesa Awal district of Panjshir province. They added that his family had no known personal dispute with anyone and that the motive for the killing remains unclear.
Taliban officials in Kabul have not publicly commented on the incident.
The killing is the latest in a series of mysterious deaths reported across Afghanistan in recent months. Since the beginning of September, at least ten such cases have been reported in different parts of the country, involving teenage boys and girls as well as young and elderly men.
While the Taliban administration maintains that it has restored nationwide security since returning to power in 2021, residents, civil society activists and rights groups continue to express concern over the protection of civilians. They point to the absence of independent investigations and the lack of accountability for those responsible for such attacks.
In a separate incident, a 27-year-old man died after falling from the roof of a house while working on its construction in Jaghori district of Ghazni province, according to a local source cited by KabulNow.
The incident occurred on Sunday, Sept. 13, in the Almitoo area of Jaghori, the source said. The man reportedly fell from the roof to the ground while repairing or constructing a house.
The source attributed the incident to a lack of safety equipment and negligence during the work.
Falls from roofs and other elevated surfaces are among the major causes of fatal and serious injuries in construction work, according to the International Labour Organization. The ILO recommends that work at height be properly planned and supervised and that workers be provided with suitable equipment and protective measures to prevent falls.
The ILO also says construction is one of the world’s most hazardous occupations and that preventing falls requires measures such as safe scaffolding, secured ladders, guardrails, safety nets and appropriate personal protective equipment where necessary.
The two incidents highlight separate security and workplace safety concerns in Afghanistan, where families continue to report deaths resulting from both criminal violence and preventable accidents.
