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                              The Scars of Akhtara

   by RFE/RL

   Akhtara is a widow and single mother of four living in the Afghan
   capital Kabul.  Several years ago, the man who killed her husband threw
   acid in her face after she refused to marry him. Her face is badly
   scarred but she agreed to lift her burqa and speak to RFE/RL's Radio
   Free Afghanistan about the attack and the pain she and her children
   have endured. The story was produced by RFE/RL's Multimedia Unit in
   cooperation with Radio Free Afghanistan and is being released to
   coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence
   against Women.

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References

   1. http://share.rferl.org/flashembed.aspx?t=vid&id=25179247&w=520&h=296&skin=embeded
   2. http://www.voanews.com/content/rferl-the-scars-of-akhtara/1797082.html