THE GUARDIAN: Afghan police say local militia member, who is still at large, killed the woman after she gave birth to a third daughter
An Afghan man killed his wife for giving birth to a third daughter rather than the son he hoped for, police in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province have said.
The victim, 28, known by the one name of Storai, was strangled by her husband, a local militia member, and his mother on Saturday "in revenge" for bearing the couple's third daughter three months ago in Mohasili village, police said.
Police said they arrested the victim's mother-in-law in connection with her death, but Storai's husband was still at large, probably sheltered by armed militia colleagues. » | Reuters in Kabul | Monday, January 30, 2012
