Mena Mangal

Mina Mangal (also transliterated Mena Mangal) (born 1992; died 11 May 2019 in Kabul, Afghanistan) was a prominent Afghan journalist, political advisor, and women's rights activist.

Life and career Mangal was born the eldest of six siblings (5 sisters, 1 brother) in Afghanistan. Before her journalistic career, she trained as a midwife and studied law, becoming interested in poetry and writing. She studied journalism at the Mashal University in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Mangal worked a number of jobs to financially support her siblings' education. Lemar TV, and the Ariana Television Network. The couple were married for 10 years, but formally divorced following a lengthy appeal to the Human Rights Commission on the basis that Manga's life was in danger in his company. However, the former husband and his family continued to harass Mangal, urging them to remarry. Mangal's family allege the husband drugged Mangal and forcibly took her to Paktiya Province, where they tortured and beat her.

Death According to a spokesperson of the Interior Ministry, Mangal was shot dead in broad daylight on the morning of 11 May 2019, in southeast Kabul. The spokesperson said that one or more assailants escaped the scene. It is unknown whether the murder was a terrorist attack or so-called honour killing; The former husband was also a police suspect immediately after the crime. She was 26 years old.