Thursday, November 29, 2012

15-Year-Old Afghan Girl Beheaded For Rejecting Marriage Proposal

Afghan police arrest two men for allegedly beheading a 15-year-old girl after her father turned down a marriage proposal. - CBS

“Our investigation shows those who killed her were people who wanted to marry her,” a Kunduz province police official told the BBC.

The father did not want his daughter to get married because she was “too young to be engaged.”

CNN reports the girl was killed near her family’s home while bringing back water.

From the comments: "And now, an commentary from the National Organization for Women:
::crickets::"