Document #1255323

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Afghan Man Suspected Of Killing Wife After Daughter Born

January 30, 2012
Police in Afghanistan say they are searching for an Afghan man desirous of a son who apparently killed his wife after she gave birth to a third daughter.
 
Police in the northern Konduz Province said the victim, 28, known by the one name of Storai, was strangled by her husband -- a local militia member -- and his mother on January 28.
 
Police said they have arrested the victim's mother-in-law, but her husband is still at large, possibly being sheltered by armed militia members.
 
Experts say violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan.
 
Compiled from agency reports

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ecoi.net description:
Kunduz province: Afghan man allegedly kills his wife she gives birth to a third daughter; the man had apparently hoped for a son
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
30 January 2012
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/afghan_man_kills_wife_after_she_gives_birth_daughter_awire/24467634.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1255323 (former ID 209469)

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