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A female patient in the burns section of Esteqlal hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 2008. Due to social and economic problems, many Afghan woman perform self-immolation. Increasing numbers of Afghan women are committing suicide by setting fire to thems
Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

  • A female patient in the burns section of Esteqlal hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 2008. Due to social and economic problems, many Afghan woman perform self-immolation. Increasing numbers of Afghan women are committing suicide by setting fire to thems

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  • Credits Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
  • Themes Politics and Economics Health Aid and Policy

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