Women | A 33-year-old woman was killed by unknown attackers in Afghanistan's Farah province, Hasht-e Subh reported; the report has not been confirmed by other sources

ACW | November 10, 2026 — A 33-year-old woman was killed by unknown attackers in a village in Afghanistan's western Farah province on Tuesday, local sources told the Hasht-e Subh newspaper.

The attackers beheaded the woman, the sources said. The motive and the identity of the attackers are not yet known, and no further details of the killing were available.

The woman was a mother of five who had returned to Afghanistan from Iran about a year ago, the sources told Hasht-e Subh. She lived with her husband's family, and her husband is in Iran.

Hasht-e Subh's report carried no Taliban response. The report has not been confirmed by other sources, and ACW found no other report of the killing. ACW is not naming the woman or her village to protect her family.

Background: In the same report, Hasht-e Subh mentioned that another woman had been shot dead in Nangarhar province days earlier. ACW earlier reported that Taliban say man shot wife dead in Afghanistan's Jalalabad.

Why it matters: Killings and violence against women remain a serious concern in Afghanistan, Hasht-e Subh wrote. ACW earlier reported that the UN says Afghan women face severe, sweeping Taliban curbs.

ACW will continue to follow this story.

Source: Hasht-e Subh — Woman killed by unknown individuals in Farah (in Dari)

Map: Afghanistan Christian Watch — Farah province (illustrative)