In August 2010, a young Afghan women by the name of Aesha first appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. When Aesha was 12 years old, she was forced to marry a member of the Taliban. Subject to years of abuse by her Taliban husband and his family, she desperately tried to escape her tormentors. Aesha ran for her life. Unfortunately, she was soon found and thrown in jail. A Judge wanted to make an example out of her so that other Afghan women would not attempt the same thing. After Aesha spent 5 months in jail she was returned to her Taliban husband. He said that her punishment was to be that her nose and ears were going to be cut off.
Assisted by her husband's family Aesha's arms and feet were tied and the horrifying ordeal began. Aesha remembers passing out from the pain. When she awoke, she managed to crawl to her grandfathers' house. Aesha received aid at an American medical facility. She then traveled to the U.S. where the process of reconstructive surgery began.
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Assisted by her husband's family Aesha's arms and feet were tied and the horrifying ordeal began. Aesha remembers passing out from the pain. When she awoke, she managed to crawl to her grandfathers' house. Aesha received aid at an American medical facility. She then traveled to the U.S. where the process of reconstructive surgery began.
Read more at www.cnn.com
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