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They Killed Their Husbands. Now in Prison, They Feel Free.

February 26, 2020February 27, 2020Kiana Hayeri and May JeongComments Off on They Killed Their Husbands. Now in Prison, They Feel Free.
Violence against women is rampant in Afghanistan. For some, murdering their husbands was the only way they could escape their abusive marriages.
Tagged Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Herat (Afghanistan), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Prisons and Prisoners, Women and Girls
Kiana Hayeri and May Jeong
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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