At least 270 women lost their lives due to domestic violence and honor killing in Afghanistan in the last solar year – March 2017 to March 2018, the Independent Human Rights Commission states.

Figures by the commission show that 46 percent of the murders took place in north, 22 percent in south, 11 percent in west and three percent in the central region of the country.

In this episode of Nima Rooz, host Shogufa Danish discusses the topic with following guests:

• Roya Dadras, spokesperson for Ministry of Women’s Affairs

• Nazifa Mehrdad, women’s rights activist