Angelina Jolie revisiting an icon of survival. In a new video interview for Time magazine, the actress spoke with Bibi Aisha, who was featured in a now-iconic cover photo for the publication in 2010. READ MORE: Angelina Jolie Leaves Role As UN Refugee Agency Envoy Born in Afghanistan, Aisha was 14-years-old when she was forced into a marriage with a Taliban fighter.
After attempting an escape and being recaptured, her husband and other Taliban members disfigured her, cutting off her nose and ears, leaving her to die.
But she managed to find help, surviving her terrifying ordeal, and after being featured on the Time cover, she had successful reconstructive surgery.
Recalling her story of survival, Aisha told Jolie in the new interview, “I walked. I went to my uncle’s house and he didn’t want to open the door to me.
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