RASC News Agency: Afghanistani women, ensnared in the oppressive grip of the Taliban’s interpretation of Pakistani school narratives, are choosing self-inflicted death over enduring the atrocities and subsequent detentions by the group. In the latest case, sources close to Mrs. Husna Sadat, a former employee of a private media outlet in Kabul, reveal that Taliban members stormed her residence unexpectedly on Thursday night, November 30. Facing imminent detention, she opted to end her life by throwing herself from the fourth floor of a high-rise building due to the intense fear and apprehension of captivity by the group.
Sources intimate to the deceased woman assert that the Taliban’s forceful entry into her residence drove her to leap from the upper floor in extreme fear, leading to her demise. Husna Sadat, once employed by a private television station in Kabul, was barred from her duties after the Taliban seized control. Described as distraught, she left behind two young daughters. Although the Taliban has confirmed her suicide, they remain silent on the assault on her residence, claiming to investigate the incident. However, sources close to Mrs. Husna Sadat emphasize that the Taliban is monitoring her family and attempting to attribute her suicide to a theft case.
Afghanistani women, facing various restrictions after the Taliban’s takeover, such as deprivation of employment, education, and recreational activities, have increasingly resorted to forced marriages with members of the group and, in most cases, have taken their own lives, contributing to a rising suicide rate among them. Previously, the United Nations and human rights activists expressed concerns about the escalating suicide rates among women and girls in Afghanistan. The UN organization, citing data collected from government hospitals, reported a significant increase in suicide rates among women in one-third of Afghanistan’s provinces.
Alison Davidian, the head of the Afghanistan section at the UN Women’s Office, commented on the report to The Guardian News Agency, stating that the conditions are such that Afghanistani girls and women prefer death over life. She further noted that Afghanistan is amidst a mental health crisis that has intensified with increasing challenges in the women’s rights sector. Meanwhile, the UN Human Rights Council has warned about the increasing suicide rates among Afghanistani women and girls after the Taliban’s takeover and the imposition of growing restrictions on them in public, political, employment, educational, and other spheres.
On the other side, the environment created for torture, assault, and punishment in Taliban prisons by the group’s members has led to the suicide of some women and girls detained on various charges, including the demand for the right to education, before being captured and imprisoned. Earlier, a number of detained girls by Taliban intelligence, who were released on bail after months of imprisonment, torture, and inhumane treatment, have told RASC News Agency that they attempted to commit suicide in their captivity to free themselves from the painful punishment of this group. However, the prison guards of the Taliban prevented them from doing so.
