MAIL ONLINE: Lal Mohammad was determined to stand against Taliban threats and exercise his right to vote in Afghanistan's presidential election.
But he now regrets his defiance.
These horrifying pictures show a fearful Mohammad recovering after he was ambushed by Taliban fighters as he walked to a polling station last week.
The 40-year-old farmer was beaten and mutilated. The Taliban cut off his ears and part of his nose in the shocking attack.
The Taliban vowed to disrupt the August 20 vote, threatening reprisals against voters and staging scores of rocket attacks and several bombings across the country on election day.
The threats and violence failed to stop the election from taking place, but they do seem to have hurt turnout in some areas, especially the Taliban heartland in the south.
Mohammad was in pain and in tears as he gave the gruesome account of his ordeal. >>> | Tuesday, September 01, 2009
