Mutilated Afghan woman who fled an abusive marriage rebuilds life in US
A young Afghan woman whose nose and ears were cut off after she fled an abusive forced marriage has spoken exclusively to Daybreak after surgery to rebuild her face.
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; three years later and she has a new face and life.
Aesha's wounds are healing, but she lives with the scars of an ordeal few could imagine. For the first time on television, speaking to Daybreak, she told the story behind that photograph.
Today, Aesha lives in America. Helped out of Afghanistan by a charity, she now has a new family who care for her as one of their own.
And Aesha wants her new face to tell a new story, this time one of hope.