Helmand: Man Shoots and Kills His Mother and Two Sisters

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Local sources in Helmand province say a man in Nahr-Saraj district shot and killed his mother and two sisters and injured his father.

The incident took place on Tuesday (September 30) in the village of “Shin Bagh.”

According to sources, the man first had a verbal argument with his father and then opened fire on him and other members of his family.

Sources add that the individual has been arrested by the Taliban on charges of killing his family members, but local officials of the group have so far not commented on the incident.

Family killings have increased since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. In most of these cases, the victims are women and girls who lose their lives under the shadow of domestic violence.