Afghan Girl Kills Taliban Fighters Who Murdered Her Parents

The incident happened last week when insurgents stormed the home of Qamar Gul, a teenager from a village in the central province of Ghor. Gul is pictured above brandishing an AK-47

Daily Mail: Teenage girl hailed a hero for killing two Taliban extremists says 'anger took over' as she grabbed an AK47 and just kept shooting after seeing her parents shot dead 'in front of my eyes'

* Qamar Gul and her brother Habibullah hailed as heroes after gun attack
* Taliban stormed home of Qamar Gul, a teen from Afghanistan's Ghor province
* Insurgents killed her parents outside their home, according to local police
* But Gul took an AK-47 and shot dead two of the fighters and injured others
* Gul has since said she is 'proud' that she killed her parents' murderers
* The children are now being brought to capital Kabul to meet the president

A teenage girl hailed a hero for killing two Taliban extremists in Afghanistan has said she is 'ready to fight again' after she grabbed an AK47 and opened fire after seeing her parents shot dead 'in front of my eyes'.

Qamar Gul, thought to be aged 16, grabbed the family gun after extremists stormed her home in Ghor province and murdered her parents.

'I no longer fear them and I'm ready to fight them again,' Gul told AFP news agency via telephone, adding 'I am proud I killed my parents' murderers.'

'I killed them because they killed my parents, and also because I knew they would come for me and my little brother.'

She said 'anger took over' as she opened fire, killing two Taliban fighters and wounding several more - and kept firing until villagers arrived, at which point the insurgents fled.

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