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Bebe's Story
Bebe was only 12 when her family forced her to marry a member of the Taliban. The abuse started immediately. She was regularly beaten and forced to sleep with the animals.
Finally, when she was 17, Bebe tried to escape, but her neighbors reported her to the police. She was forcibly returned to her husband.
Days later, Bebe’s husband cut off her nose and both of her ears. This was her punishment for running away.
She barely survived the attack. But after receiving treatment, she found a safe haven at a women’s shelter supported in part by MADRE’s Afghan Women’s Survival Fund.
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