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DMTX. According to reports by Afghan media, ordered by a local warlord called Fazl Ahad, two Afghan women were publicly flogged in Ghor province in Western Afghanistan. Ghor, Afghanistan. 18/02/2010. According to reports by Afghan media, ordered by a local warlord called Fazl Ahad, two Afghan women were publicly flogged in Ghor province in Western Afghanistan. Spokesman of Ghor’s Governor, Abdul Hai Khatibi said these women were forcibly married in Dolina district, but later they both ran away from their husbands' houses. Police in Heart arrested the two in Chasht district while wearing men's dresses. The women were then returned to their village and handed over to their husbands. In light of a decree issued by local clerics, Khatibi said, the two women were subjected to 45 lashes each in public and they were flogged in presence of a large number of people. The footage of the scene was aired by some local Afghan TV channels. The Dolina district is a haven of illegal armed groups, who impose such brutal and unethical verdicts on people, he added. Two women were publicly flogged Deputy Dolina police chief Jahan Shah said to Pajhowk Afghan News that the two women were punished by a former jihadi commander named Fazl Ahad. He alleged the commander asked the husbands to give divorce to their wives. Jahan Shah said the women fled their houses due to violence and beating. Another police officer, who did not want to be named, said Fazl Ahad was involved in many such incidents. Tolo TV reported on Feb.18 that this warlord also flogged a man for having argument with a Mullah and imprisoned him in his private jail. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) condemned the flogging of women. Watch its video clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzD3aUX7fr4

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Two Afghan women are publicly flogged by local warlord in Ghor

DMTX. According to reports by Afghan media, ordered by a local warlord called Fazl Ahad, two Afghan women were publicly flogged in Ghor province in...

by RAWA in Afghanistan on 18/02/2010

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Two Afghan women are publicly flogged by local warlord in Ghor

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Two Afghan women are publicly flogged by local warlord ...

DMTX. According to reports by Afghan media, ordered by a local warlord called Fazl Ahad, two Afghan women were publicly flogged in Ghor province in Western Afghanistan. Ghor, Afghanista...
by RAWA, on 18th of February 2010
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Views of Ghor province in Afghanistan

DMTX. Views of the north-western province of Ghor, which translates as “mountain” in Pashto, and is governed by Baz Mohammed Ahmadi and hosts the Lithuanian ISAF forces. 09/07/2009
by Vida_Urbonaite, on 9th of July 2009
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Education in Ghor

Afghan school girls from the Ghor province. 24/2/10.
by Vida_Urbonaite, on 24th of February 2010
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Farming and fishing in Ghor

Afghan farmers and fishermen in the beautiful Ghor province - highlighted for its potential for tourism and food production. The province has been selected for renewable energy producti...
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