Covert Women Assassinations: Citizens Point to Taliban as Perpetrators of Mysterious Killings @HashteSubhDaily https://t.co/iN3BanaGDI pic.twitter.com/dF886aA15h
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Following the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...’s takeover of Afghanistan, there has been an increase in mysterious killings. Over the past two years, at least 60 women in 10 provinces have been mysteriously murdered, and dozens more have disappeared. While these numbers have been widely reported by the media, many cases remain unreported in the media’s reflection. Women and protesting girls have expressed deep concerns over the continuation of these killings, holding the Taliban responsible for these incidents. However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
reports indicate that former military personnel, civil activists, former government officials, ethnic leaders, journalists, media workers, and children have been mysteriously murdered over the past two years. In the latest incident, a female YouTuber was killed in Kabul, prompting widespread reactions. On the other hand, citizens of the country state that the lack of rule of law and the presence of a vengeful spirit among the Taliban have increased mysterious killings. UNAMA has also recently stated that despite the Taliban regime’s announcement of a general amnesty, dozens of former military personnel and government officials have been mysteriously murdered.
In the two-year period of Taliban rule, statistics indicate that dozens of citizens, particularly women and girls, have been mysteriously murdered. According to published reports, during this time, at least 50 women have been killed in provinces including Kabul, Balkh, Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Kapisa, Baghlan, Kunduz, Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
, Faryab, and Bamyan. The victims include former military personnel, doctors, human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
activists, protesting women and girls, as well as students and teachers.
However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
protesting women and girls, concerned about the continuation of these mysterious killings, hold the Taliban primarily responsible for these events. According to them, with the Taliban’s control, a majority of women who have been socially active over the past twenty years are now living under widespread threats. These protesters emphasize that dozens of women and girls in the country have been killed, but due to restricted information access and public fear of the Taliban, women have disappeared without a "name or grave."
These protesters continue to highlight that following the repeal of laws against violence against women and other enacted regulations, women face abundant threats and systematic eradication. They underscore that currently no woman is under legal protection or the safeguard of human rights institutions, and anyone engaging in actions against women goes unquestioned.
On the other hand, since the collapse of the republic system, thousands of divorced women have been at risk. Protesting women and girls state that the balance of power has shifted in favor of former husbands who have affiliations with the Taliban. According to them, divorced women have gone into hiding out of fear of Dire Revenge from their former spouses and in some cases have been mysteriously murdered.
Mehraieen (pseudonym), one of the protesting girls, states that dozens of women have mysteriously been murdered over the past two years. According to her, the Taliban threaten the families of the victims, warning that if the details of these killings are made public, other members of their families will also be at risk of murder. This protesting girl expresses, "Families are being threatened by the Taliban, fearing that all their members will be wiped out. Therefore, they bear the pain alone and suffer. We witness dozens of mysterious killings, but no one can raise their voice."
This comes as about a month ago, the bloody body of a woman was discovered in Kunduz province. Sources reported that the body of the woman was found in the Dasht-e Shakh Tapa area of Ali Abad district, bearing knife wounds in various parts of her body. Similar incidents have previously been reported in the media in different parts of the country.