Afghanistan: Mullah arrested for rape

An Afghan priest was arrested and allegedly raped a girl in northern Afghanistan on the second day of Ramadan, officials said today as the security services. The mullah, who according to the announcement by the Interior Ministry is maoulavi Sagent Ahmad, was arrested Saturday after the townspeople Aimpak in Samangan province, was caught with 10 year girl. Police said that the girl was treated at a hospital, while the Afghan Independent Human Rights (AIHRC) called the incident "awesome." "Mullah used to go home for the girl to teach about Islam. Mullah raping the girl after evening prayers Saturday, "said a local police officer who wanted to remain anonymous. The AIHRC noted that he has noticed a sharp increase in violence against women in the last four months. So far this year recorded nearly 1,000 cases of violence against women, and last year recorded throughout the year about 1,300. Nearly 60 women have been killed in Afghanistan over the past four months. Moreover Saturday a father shot and killed two teenage daughters, 15 and 16 years in Naant Ali's Helmand province because they had left the house with a boy, as announced by the local police commander Omar Tzane Chakmal. "The girls had gone from home four days ago with a boy who worked as an interpreter for foreign soldiers in Helmand. The police found them Saturday and brought back to their families, "noted Chakmal, adding that the boy managed to escape. Then their father killed their saying that this "crime of honor". On Tuesday, the commander of an Afghan prison was sentenced to 16 years in prison three years ago because he had raped a teenager in eastern Logar province.