A 17-year-old girl died by suicide on Friday evening in Kunduz, according to local sources who spoke to Amu TV. The incident occurred in the Doublola area of District 2 in the provincial capital.
Sources said the girl was taken to Kunduz Regional Hospital after she was found, but she died before reaching the facility.
The motive behind the suicide remains unclear, and Taliban authorities have not commented on the case.
The death comes amid growing concern over a rise in reported suicides among young women and girls in Afghanistan. A similar case involving a young woman was recently reported in neighboring Takhar Province.
Since the return of the Taliban to power in 2021, rights groups and local reports have documented a troubling increase in suicide cases among adolescent girls and women, often linked to forced marriages, domestic violence and psychological distress in a society where women face widespread legal and social restrictions.
Advocates warn that the lack of legal protections for women, the dissolution of women’s rights organizations, and severe restrictions on female education and public life have worsened conditions for many girls across the country.
