Sources: Taliban beat woman at checkpoint in Badakhshan

Sources: Taliban beat woman at checkpoint in Badakhshan

Taliban forces “severely” beat a woman at a checkpoint in Badakhshan province in the northeast of the country on Sunday, local sources told Amu TV. According to the sources, the incident occurred on the Badakhshan–Takhar road, where Taliban fighters stopped a family traveling by car. During a body search, they reportedly ordered the women to remove their veils. One of the women protested, prompting Taliban officers to assault her. She was later …