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** FILE ** In this Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, file photo, Sahar Gul, 15-year-old speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, as she is seen on a bed at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)

Afghan child bride’s in-laws sentenced for torture

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Sahar Gul, 15, is carried into hospital Dec. 28, 2011, in Baghlan north of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to officials in northeastern Baghlan province, Gul's in-laws kept her in a basement for six months, ripped her fingernails out, tortured her with hot irons and broke her fingers — all in an attempt to force her into prostitution. (Associated Press)

Some find hope in Afghan outcry over bride’s abuse

By Kay Johnson - Associated Press