Alleged gang rape of a 21-year-old girl in a hotel in Jalalabad; local sources report the incident.
Jalalabad – Kabul Time News: Local sources in Nangarhar province report a shocking incident of gang rape of a 21-year-old girl in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital.

According to these sources, the incident took place on Thursday last week at the Kabul Hotel located in the first security zone of Jalalabad city. The 21-year-old girl, who is originally from Alishang district of Laghman province, had traveled to Jalalabad with two of her relatives to take care of a patient and as a escort.

According to information provided by local sources, the hotel owner had reserved separate rooms for the girl and her male companion. According to these sources, after the male companion returned to the hospital to check on the patient’s condition, the hotel owner and several others entered the girl’s room and gang-raped her.

As of the time of publication of this report, Taliban government officials and security agencies have not commented on this claim or the possibility of arresting the perpetrators of the incident, and this report cannot be independently verified.

This claim comes amid numerous reports of increased violence and abuse against women in Afghanistan in recent months, reports that have raised widespread concerns about the security situation and victims’ access to justice.