A 40-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide in Badakhshan Due to Family Problems

Ehsanullah Kamgar, the spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Badakhshan, said on Tuesday (July 9) that the woman was originally from the "Dehpayan Cheta" area of Faizabad city and committed suicide yesterday by ingesting "rat poison."

According to him, the woman died after being transferred to the provincial hospital.

Kamgar noted that the motive for the suicide was family problems and that investigations into the matter have begun.

This comes as, following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, suicide cases among the country's citizens, particularly women and girls, have increased due to rising poverty, unemployment, and domestic violence.