An Afghan girl who shot dead two Taliban fighters after they gunned down her parents said she was ready to confront any other insurgents who might try to attack her.
A photo of Gul posing with a gun has circulated online, with many praising her actions and calling for her safe passage out of the country.She was asleep in her room with her 12-year-old brother when she heard the sound of men pushing at the door of their house."They took my father and mother outside and shot them several times. I was terrified".
By then, several villagers and pro-government militiamen had arrived at the house. The Taliban eventually fled following a lengthy firefight.The New York Times reported Wednesday that the killings at Gul's home also involved a family feud -- and that one of the attackers was Gul's own husband. The insurgents regularly kill villagers they suspect of being informers for the government or security forces, with Taywara district, where Gul's remote village is located, the scene of near-daily clashes between government forces and the Taliban.
"I demand that the president help transfer her to a safe place as her and her family's security is at risk," prominent women's rights activist Fawzia Koofi wrote on Facebook."We are in a safe place, and there are many policemen to protect us," he told AFP.
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