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2 women killed in Badghis incidents; one suspect held

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Two young women have been killed in separate incidents and a suspect arrested in western Badghis province, a police official said on Thursday.

Police spokesman Sediqullah Sediq told Pajhwok Afghan News the first incident took place yesterday (Wednesday) in Qaadis district, where a woman killed herself with a gun.

He said the motive behind the woman committing suicide was family violence.

In a separate incident, the spokesman said, a girl was shot dead in the Qadis area of Khordak district.

He added the incident happened when a relative of the victim was cleaning his gun, which went off and the bullet hit the girl.

Meanwhile, a man has been arrested in connection with the killing, according to the police official.

hz/mud

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