Aisha on the cover of TIME magazine before her surgery, left, and, right, after her prosthetic nose was fitted Photo: TIME/FILMMAGIC Taliban Oppression Poster Girl Unveils New Nose -- The Telegraph
A woman who became the poster girl of Taliban oppression in Afghanistan after being mutilated by her husband has unveiled her new face to the world.
The image of Aisha, 19, without a nose, prompted a worldwide outpouring of sympathy after it appeared on the cover of Time Magazine accompanying an article highlighting the plight of women in Afghanistan.
She appeared before the cameras to receive an Enduring Heart award at a benefit for the Grossman Burn Foundation, which paid for her surgery, in Los Angeles.
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