14 Year Old Afghan Girl Beheaded Killed after refusing man's marriage proposal Gasitina

	14 Year Old Afghan Girl Beheaded Killed after refusing man's marriage proposal Gasitina A 14-year-old Afghan girl was beheaded and killed in an attack by two men, one of whom apparently asked her to marry him. Note: photo is not of actual girl. The attack happened Tuesday, a day before new legislation was introduced in Congress calling on the US government to take steps to help protect Afghan women and girls as the US military prepares to exit Afghanistan. Gasitina, a student, was beheaded in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province. The attack was initially reported by local media, and was confirmed by Amnesty International researcher Horia Mosadiq in an email. The girl was fetching water when she was accosted, according to reports. The men, who have not been identified, were arrested by police. The girl and her parents had refused a marriage proposal by one of the men, according to the Amnesty International report. This was the 15th deadly attack on a female victim in Kunduz in 2012, the human rights organization said. "Amnesty International is very concerned about the violations against women in Afghanistan," said Cristina Finch, director of the organization's Women's Human Rights program. Amnesty reported a similar incident in October, when a young woman was murdered and her throat slashed. In that case, the woman apparently refused to work as a prostitute. Although it appears such attacks are increasing in frequency, it may be that the world outside Afghanistan is just beginning to hear about them, Finch said. On Wednesday, Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat <b>...</b>	From: 1SocietyToday Views: 0 0 ratings
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