A woman set herself on fire near Darul Aman road in Kabul city in an incident on Tuesday night.

She died because of her injuries. Her family is not known to authorities.

Moments after the incident, police arrived in the area and took her body away. The Police have not yet commented on the incident.

She died on the eve of the 8th of March, International Women’s Day. Although still it is not known why she set herself on fire, such incidents mostly happen because of violence against women.