Afghanistan - Videos - Women & Girl Victims of Severe Violence

February 14, 2008: Nose and ear of Nafisa is cut off by her husband in Herat province in Western Afghanistan. She says her husband is addicted and also burned her child by hot water. She described her terrible life with her husband in the past 10 years and asks for her divorce.

Feb.24, 2008: 22-year-old Fatima who has been abused and injured by her cruel husband in Herat - Western Afghanistan. Her toes were cut off by her husband, she was burnt by hot water, he hair were pulled, and according to a doctor of a local hospital in Herat: "This woman claims to be beaten up by her husband around two months ago, according to our investigation, signs of beatings and injuries are seen all over the body. Now she is hospitalized in the women's ward."

Dec. 31, 2008: Rape victims demand severe punishments for the people involved in the crime. Two Afghan girls, thirteen and twelve years old, were gang-raped by powerful men and regional commanders in Sar-e-Pul about four months back. They say that till now no measures have been taken against the people who had raped them. They demanded justice from the government and legal and judicial bodies. Increasing cases of rape, especially those of children, have greatly worried people in the country. Human rights organizations have also expressed concern over the terrible aftermath of the rapes.