HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Violence against women, an official said on Monday.
Anisa Sarwari, Women’s Affairs Director, told a gathering marking the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women here that 801 cases of violence against women were registered this year compared to 645 cases last year.
She added more than 370 women were beaten, 114 insulted, above 60 faced domestic violence, 52 sexually abused and the rest eloped who were then denied homecoming.
She expressed her deep concern over the increases in cases . . .
