Officials of the Ministry Rescued 23 Women from Abuse and Domestic Violence in Five Provinces

Inspectors (Muhtasibs) of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice, and Hearing of Complaints of IEA, have rescued 23 women who were subjected to mistreatment by their husbands and family members and had experienced domestic violence in Kandahar, Takhar, Maidan Wardak, Uruzgan, and Paktia provinces. 
The women were also helped to secure their Sharia-based rights.
Officials (Muhtasibs) in the provinces stated that the women had been subjected to severe domestic violence for a long period due to mistreatment by their husbands. 
Through the efforts of the ministry's inspectors, the women were reunited with their husbands and granted their Sharia-based rights.
Following reconciliation meetings with the family members of the women concerned, the inspectors (Muhtasibs) obtained assurances from them that they would refrain from such abusive practices in the future.