A woman and her son, who were reportedly confined for seven years by the woman's husband and his second wife in a small, dark, locked room, have been rescued.
According to published reports, security forces carried out an operation to free the two and transferred them to the district hospital in Rustaq, Takhar Province, for medical treatment.
Sources say the mother and child are suffering from serious physical and psychological effects after years of confinement and require ongoing medical evaluation and care.
This report contains allegations based on published sources and has not been independently verified.
