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Afghanistan: Four women killed

A Taliban spokesman today confirmed the killing of four Afghan women, whose bodies were found in Mazar-e-Sharif (north) and recently killed activists.

A women’s rights activist in Mazar-i-Sharif told AFP she knew one of the victims, Frozan Sanfi, “a well-known women’s rights activist in the city”.

For his part, Carrie Sayed Hosti, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said in a video that two suspects had been arrested after the four bodies were found inside a house.

“The detainees confessed during the interrogation that they invited the women into the house. An investigation is underway,” he said, without naming the victims.

The activist, contacted by AFP, said she heard the victims thought they would come in contact with a person who would help them leave the country, then boarded a vehicle that was supposed to take them to the airport. before their bodies were found two days later.

“When I heard the news (of the murders), I was already scared. My mental health is not good these days,” he added, bursting into tears. “I am constantly afraid that someone will come to my door, take me somewhere and kill me.”

The activist said she had received a similar phone call three weeks ago.

“The man knew everything about me, he asked me to send him my documents and fill out a questionnaire, pretending to be a manager in my office who has undertaken to send my information to the US in order to leave,” the activist described. who refused his offer.

Another source in Mazar-i-Sharif, in contact with Agence France-Presse, also confirmed that at least one of the victims was a women’s rights activist, whose family does not want to speak to the media.

A third source said the victims had received a phone call and thought it was an invitation to board a flight to leave the country before boarding a car and then being found dead.

The three women contacted by AFP asked not to be named, for security reasons.

Since the Taliban took power in mid-August, fears have spread, especially among women, and many activists have fled the country.

Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

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Source From: Capital

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