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Mutilated Afghan Teen to Have Surgery in US

   VOA News 07 August 2010

   A  mutilated  Afghan  woman,  who  appeared  on a recent cover of Time
   magazine,  has  arrived  in  the  United States where she will undergo
   reconstructive surgery.
   The 18-year-old, named Aisha, will decide with doctors at the Grossman
   Burn Foundation in Los Angeles in the U.S. western state of California
   how  to  replace  her  nose,  which  was  sliced  off  by  her abusive
   husband.  Her ears were also hacked off.
   Aisha,  who  has been identified only by her first name, says her nose
   was  cut  off  as  punishment by the Taliban for running away from her
   abusive husband and in-laws.
   Activists  and human rights workers say they are glad Aisha is getting
   treatment,  but  note  that  thousands  of  other women continue to be
   victims of domestic violence in Afghanistan.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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