A young woman cries and pleads for her life. In a 19-minute video published by Afghan media on August 30, a former medical student named Elaha showed images she says came from being beaten, raped and tortured by Saeed Khosty, a former Taliban official, during the past six months. She says Khosty threatened her family and forced her to marry him.
The video, whose authenticity was confirmed to the FRANCE 24 Observers by two people who have been in contact with the young woman, sheds light on the abuses of power and violence towards women in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
