Friday, December 30, 2011

"My mother-in-law pulled out my nails"-Afghan bride, 15

She was found by police locked in a basement, missing fingernails, hair and chunks of flesh, which had been removed with pliers. Apparently the in-laws are under arrest, but the husband had already fled. She was reportedly tortured after refusing to be forced into prostitution. Human rights activists fear more violence against women in Afghanistan as the world focuses on the military drawdown.

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