Father-in-law of mutilated Afghan girl nabbed

[Zhou Tai]

Father-in-law of mutilated Afghan girl nabbed

AP
Published Dec 9 2010

Aisha was sent to Los Angeles for reconstructive surgery and fitted with a temporary prosthetic nose - Photo credit: TIME/AP​

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The father-in-law of a young Afghan woman who said her nose and ears were sliced off to punish her for running away from her violent husband has been arrested, officials said.

The woman, Aisha, gained worldwide attention when she appeared on the August 9 cover of Time magazine.

Under orders from a Taliban commander acting as a judge, she was disfigured last year as punishment for fleeing her husband's home, according to Time's story in August and other accounts.

Just 18 years old at the time, Aisha said she ran away to escape her in-laws' beatings and abuse.

Aisha was brought to Los Angeles for reconstructive surgery and fitted with a temporary prosthetic nose.