A recent report by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) shows that 3,778 incidents of violence against women took place in the last ten months of 2017.
The report shows no decline in the number of cases of violent incidents and point towards the existence of a culture of impunity in cases of brutality against women.
The AIHRC on Saturday disseminated details on the cases of violence against women, and recorded 1,351 incidents of physical torture, 1,093 incidents of verbal incidents and 176 incidents of sexual violence. The remaining cases comprised of other types of tortures and violence against women.
According to the report, out of the 1,351 incidents of physical violence, 1,003 were cases of torture, 19 of immolation, 4 of limb loss, 54 incidents of injuries and 22 incidents of forces work.
AIHRC officials said that the number of cases of violent incidents registered at their regional offices resembled no significant change in comparison to the numbers of cases last year.
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