Minor girl commits suicide in Badghis

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): A minor girl has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself to death in western Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday.

A reliable source in the Qadis district administration told Pajhwok Afghan News an 8-year-old girl had hanged herself in Mohammad Ali Khan village of Qadis district on Tuesday.

He said: “Farishta fought with her family and then went to a garden and hanged herself from a tree using her scarf and died”.

Police spokesman Sediqullah Seddiq confirmed the incident, but did not provide more details.

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