18-year-old Mumtaz bears the scars of an acid attack after she refused marriage . She was attacked by her parents who wanted to marry a man from their village in Pakistan. Mumtaz now lives in a shelter for abused women in Kabul , Afghanistan . The shelter where Mumtaz now lives is a haven for women who have been abused . A 2008 Global Rights study said 87 % of Afghan women reported suffering from domestic abuse .
18-year-old Mumtaz bears the scars of an acid attack after she refused marriage . She was attacked by her parents who wanted to marry a man from their village in Pakistan. Mumtaz now lives in a shelter for abused women in Kabul , Afghanistan . A 2008 Global Rights study said 87 % of Afghan women reported suffering from domestic abuse .