[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Amid a rapid rise in violence against women across the country, the police forces in eastern NangarharThe unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
province of Afghanistan rescued a woman as two men were attempting to murder for for unknown reasons.
The two men were apparently attempting to murder in the name of honor but the local officials are saying that the main motive has not been ascertained so far.
The provincial government media office in a statement confirmed the incident and said one of the suspects has been tossed in the calaboose
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and is in jug of the police forces.
The statement further added that the two have been identified as Hokom Khan and Waziri who were attempting to kill the young woman in Behsud district.
According to the provincial government, Wazir has confessed to his crime for the attempted murder and efforts are underway to arrest Hokom Khan in connection to the incident.
This comes as incidents involving violence against women are on the rise in the remote parts of the country amid rampant violence against the women.
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission officials said last year that they have recorded around 3,000 cases of violence against women and maidens.