SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A 17-year-old girl has committed suicide in the Mangajak district of northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Wednesday.
Governor Spokesman Mohammad Reza Ghafori told Pajhwok Afghan News the teenage was found hanged in her room Tuesday night. She was recently engaged.
He said the mother of dead girl managed to bring her body down from the rope to which she was hanged before security official reached the scene. She committed suicide in a separate room when all other members of the family went to sleep.
Ghafori added investigation had been launched while security official could not find a clue which could determine the reason behind her suicide.
Magfirat Samimi, head of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) for Jawzjan, doubted the decision of her engagement might have been against her choice and for this reason she committed suicide.
She said girls did not commit suicide without reason, adding there might have been some sort of violence had taken place against the dead girl after which she had no choice but to hang herself.
She said it was up to security officials to investigate such cases and disclose the reasons behind this case.
Nine girls and women have committed suicide in Jawzjan and seven others had been killed so far this year.
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