VOA Dari (Translated by RAWA), August 25, 2016

18-year-old Afghan girl beheaded by in-laws

The girl was killed by her brother-in-law, with help from her mother and sister in-law

By Khalil Noorzayee

HERAT – The girl named Raihana, from Sheikh Almand village of Ghor province, married a young man last year and moved to Jowand district of Badghis province.

Abdul Hai Khatibi, the spokesman for the governor of Ghor said that the girl was killed by her brother-in-law, with help from her mother and sister in-law. Her body had been transferred to the government hospital of Ghor province.He added that security and local officials of Badghis province have been notified to find and arrests the murderers of the young girl.

It is said that family issues had led to her murder. Local officials of Badghis have not commented on the matter so far.

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