On the evening of August 12, 2024, an unnamed woman was shot and killed by unknown armed persons while working in a field in the Chatras area of Parun City, Nuristan Province. The attackers fled the scene, and the motive for the murder remains unclear. Local Taliban officials have not commented on the incident.

Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, there have been daily reports of mysterious murders and the discovery of bodies across various provinces. Most of these murders are attributed to unknown armed persons by Taliban, and investigations are rarely pursued.