A sad story but a must read ……

March 25th, 2006 by taggy




Married at the age of four, an Afghan girl was subjected to years of beatings and torture, finally escaping to discover that within all the world’s cruelty, there is also some kindness.

Afghanistan - Eleven-year old Gulsoma lay in a heap on the ground in front of her father-in-law. He told her that if she didn’t find a missing watch by the next morning he would kill her. He almost had already.

Enraged about the missing watch, Gulsoma’s father-in-law had beaten her repeatedly with a stick. She was bleeding from wounds all over her body and her right arm and right foot had been broken.

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5 Responses

  1. uday Says:

    attrocius n brutal! too inhuman to even consider the thought of reform

  2. Teal Says:

    OMG .. :(
    That poor gal, her lost childhood and murdered innocence. I dont have any words to say .. nothing can convey the pain i feel for gulsomar rite now.

  3. Z000nie Says:

    Sick….inhuman :(

  4. Archana Says:

    I was speechless when I read the whole thing… please do track this back on ur blogs.. and help spread the word to care and pray!

  5. Hari Says:

    thats really insane.. i believe who does things like this really dont know what is cruelity means…

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