A woman in central Daikundi province has allegedly killed herself by ingesting poison in her home in the Takht-e Bandar district, local officials said Thursday.
The district governor Shir Kahn Mohammadi said that the reasons for her to end her own life are unclear, but initial reports say that she has been the subject of domestic violence which may have driven her to take the poison.
Security forces have arrested her husband in connection to the incident, officials said.
It is believed that the couple has a baby, but this could not be confirmed.
No further details were available at the time of reporting.