The security forces have arrested a resident of Kabul city who set his wife on fire, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said.

According to a statement released by MoI, the security forces arrested the perpetrator in the 10th district of the city.

The statement further added that the perpetrator confessed that he set his wife on fire.

He also admitted that following a verbal clash.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Interior said the victim succumbed to serious in the hospital.