Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Zenger
Zenger
National
Ipek allahyari

Taliban Allow Girl Kept Chained Up In Cage For Years In Kandahar To Be Freed For Treatment Abroad

Girl being held in a cage due to a neurological disease by her family in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Zenger).

A teenage girl that has spent much of her life in a cage in what is now Taliban-controlled Afghanistan because her parents cannot afford to treat her mental problems, and also cannot leave her alone, is to finally be freed to get help abroad.

Bibi Asiyeh, 18, has reportedly been kept in a cage for years by her father in Kandahar because she suffers from an unspecified mental health condition.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.