Afghan man strangles wife for giving birth to a third daughter

An Afghan man killed his wife for giving birth to a third daughter rather than the son he hoped for, police in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province said yesterday.

The victim, 28, known by the one name of Storai, was strangled by her husband — a local militia member — and his mother on Saturday in revenge for bearing the couple’s third daughter three months ago in Mohasili village, police said.

Police said they arrested the victim’s mother-in-law in connection with her death, but Storai’s husband was still at large, likely sheltered by heavily-armed militia colleagues.