Aesha Mohammadzai has a new face and life

Aesha Mohammadzai became famous across the world after her picture appeared on the cover of Time magazine.
The 19-year-old girl became a symbol of the oppression of women in Afghanistan after fleeing the war-torn country. Three years later and she has a new face and life.

Aesha’s story was first told in August 2010 by Time magazine, who published a harrowing cover photo of her - horrifying people around the world and symbolising the oppression of Afghan women.

When she was 12, her father promised her in marriage to a Taliban fighter to pay a debt.
She was handed over to his family who abused her and forced her to sleep in the stable with the animals.