Sources from Ghor province reported that local Taliban officials forcibly took a 17-year-old girl from her home in Pasaband district and compelled her into a forced marriage with one of their members.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Interior neither confirmed nor denied the incident in response to Afghanistan International's inquiry. However, it stated that an investigation will be conducted into the matter.
At least four separate sources from Ghor province confirmed that local Taliban officials in Noorak village of Pasaband district forcefully abducted a girl.
Sources sent a video to Afghanistan International, and claimed that Khairullah Khairkhwa, the Pasaband district governor; Abdul Hamid Khalid, the police commander; Mohammad Moshfiq, the deputy intelligence officer, and Tohidi, the Taliban’s intelligence officer in Pasaband district, raided the house of this girl.
In the video sent by witnesses, a group of armed individuals can be seen taking a girl with them.
Sources allege that local Taliban officials forcibly married this young girl to an individual named Shah Wali, who is a member of the Taliban.
A source said that during the abduction of this girl from her home, the girl's family clashed with the Taliban, and during this confrontation, Khairullah Khairkhwa from Pasaband district, sustained head injuries. Sources said that after this event, Taliban members beat up the family members of this girl.
