Sister forced to marry a Taliban man, raped by several men, two cousins kidnapped in Kabul: Malisha Heena Khan

NEW DELHI: Pak-Afghani origin actress and model Malisha Heena Khan, who is currently in Delhi took to her Twitter account on Thursday to disclose that her sister was forced to marry a Taliban fighter and was then raped by several Talibani on the night of her wedding.

She also claimed that her two cousins have been kidnapped by the Taliban in Kabul and their whereabouts are unknown since the last few days.

Malisha Heena Khan’s family lives in Kabul and her late uncle worked for the Ministry of Transportation in the now-fallen Afghanistan government. She has been very active on Twitter for the last week, posting updates about the hardships faced by her family members and relatives in the country’s capital.

Meanwhile, the Islamic State Khorasan, also known as the ISIS-K, has claimed responsibility for the bombings at Kabul airport and said it carried out the attacks outside the airport in Afghanistan, killing more than 70 people including 13 US military personnel and wounding hundreds of others.

The ISIS-K said it’s suicide bombers targeted US troops, US citizens and Afghans attempting to get the last remaining seats on flights out of the war-ravaged country.

Fighters of the ISIS-K shared images of the “martyr” on the group’s Telegram account, posing in front of the ISIS flag while holding a gun, and wearing a suicide vest.

Two suicide bombers and gunmen carried out the attack on Thursday, August 26, the ISIS-K said.

Before the attack a number of nations, including the US and UK, had warned their citizens of a high threat of a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport and warned them not to gather near the airport. They were told to stay back at their homes and only leave when intimated.