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KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says a young woman in a remote northern region of the country had her nose cut off by her husband. KABUL, Afghanistan — A young woman in a remote northern region of Afghanistan had her nose cut off by her husband, officials in the region said on Tuesday.
Fawzia Salimi, a hospital director in Maymana, capital of Faryab province, said on Tuesday that the 22-year-old woman, Reza Gul, was brought in early Monday having lost a great deal of blood. Fawzia Salimi, a hospital director in Maymana, capital of Faryab province, said 22-year-old Reza Gul was brought in early Monday having lost a great deal of blood.
She says Gul had been beaten and tortured by her 25-year-old husband, Mohammad Khan, since he returned from Iran three months ago. Khan has a second wife who is seven years old. Gul’s husband, 25-year-old Mohammad Khan, has since fled their village. Salimi said the Afghan-Turk Hospital in Maymana was trying to arrange transport for Gul to Turkey for further treatment.
Khan has disappeared from his village, where Taliban insurgents have a heavy presence. Salimi says both police and the Taliban are searching for him.
Domestic violence is widespread in Afghanistan, where women are often denied constitutional rights designed to protect them.Domestic violence is widespread in Afghanistan, where women are often denied constitutional rights designed to protect them.
Violence has also become somewhat entrenched in Afghan society after 40 years of war, with nearly non-existent mental health care and few options or outlets for a traumatized population.
Hafizullah Fetrat, the head of Fayrab’s provincial human rights commission, said violence in the area had risen by at least 30 percent in the past year.
“It’s not just in Faryab, it is across the entire north of the country — poverty, high unemployment, ignorance about marriage,” he said.
Faryab borders Turkmenistan and is among the poorest regions of Afghanistan, with many people relying on government food handouts. Corruption is also rife, with many residents complaining that officials pilfer the aid.
Over the past year, the Taliban’s presence in the region has grown. The militant group has intensified its campaign following the drawdown of the international combat mission in 2014.
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