...the Pashtun equivalent of men...governor’s bodyguard in Kohistan
...a backwoods district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa distinguished by being even more rustic than is the norm among the local Pashtuns....
at district has been apprehended for attempted sexual assault. According to reports supported by video footage, the incident occurred when Qari Hemad, the bodyguard of the district governor in Kohistanat, entered a residential house with the intent of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl on the night of Wednesday, September 13, around 11:00 PM.
Following his arrest and subsequent restraint by local citizens, Hemad was handed over to the Taliban. However,
there's more than one way to stuff a chicken...
sources suggest that he has since been released. Residents of the area rushed to the scene upon hearing the cries for help from the girl’s mother and ultimately detained the accused individual.
Up to this point, local Taliban officials have not commented on this incident.
Recently, cases of sexual assault involving Taliban members have garnered increased attention. Over the past month, several instances of sexual misconduct committed by members of this group have come to light.
Previously, in the provinces of Kunduz, Takhar, Baghlan, and Badakhshan, individuals have detained Taliban fighters during attempted sexual assaults, with the Taliban mayor of Burka district of Baghlan province among those apprehended.
Reports indicate that residents in certain districts in Sar-e-Pul
...a city and eponymous province in northern Afghanistan, population about 500,000. Demographically it is majority Tadjik and Uzbek. There are small Pashtun, Arab, and Hazara communities, of which the Hazaras mostly don't bother anyone...
, Jawzjan, and Faryab provinces have resorted to nighttime vigilance to prevent Taliban members from entering residential homes. These actions are taken as precautionary measures to protect their communities from potential intruders.