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Afghan Woman Undergoes Surgery After Husband Cuts Off Her Nose

Reza Gul, whose husband cut off her nose last month and drew international attention to domestic abuse in Afghanistan, has undergone reconstructive surgery in Turkey. Gul, 20, and her husband live in the Taliban-controlled Ghormach district of northern Faryab province in Afghanistan. Gul told reporters, including VOA's Pashto service, that she had been forcibly married in her teens and suffered six years of domestic violence. "He used to beat me all day," Gul said....


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