ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Some 500 cases of violence against women provinces this year, when nearly 40 women were killed in the name of honor and other issues, officials said on Sunday.
This was told to participants of a 16-day workshop on preventing violence against women the event’s last day in Asadabad, the provincial capital, coinciding with the Human Rights Day, Dec 10.
In addition to women, Kunar provincial council head, a religious scholar, a representative from UNAMA and local Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) officials . . .
