Activists honour mob attack victim

An Afghan woman who was beaten to death by a mob was buried in Kabul yesterday, her coffin carried aloft by women’s rights activists.

Hundreds gathered in Kabul for the funeral of 27-year-old Farkhunda, who, like many Afghans, is known by only one name.

She was killed late on Thursday by a mob of mostly men who beat her, set her body on fire, and threw it into the Kabul River, according to police, who are still investigating what prompted the mob assault.