Qamar Gul, an Afghani teenage girl shot two Taliban insurgents dead on Tuesday, to avenge her parents’ death. Gul’s parents were killed by the Taliban after being mercilessly dragged out of their home, due to suspicions over aiding the government. She had emerged out of the house with an AK-47 and had gunned down the Taliban terrorists who had shot her parents.
The incident happened when a group of 40 insurgents stormed the village of Geriveh, in central Ghor province, where 16-year-old Qamar Gul was living with her parents and brother.
It is common for the Taliban in Afghanistan to target people who they suspect having governmental links. Gul’s father was suspected to have been a secret informer to the government, and had hence been targeted. In recent months the militants have also stepped up their attacks against security forces, despite having agreed to peace talks with Kabul.
Soon after she had shot them down, insurgents had emerged from nowhere to attack Qamar and her brother. By then villagers had surrounded their house, an had taken the both of them to a safer place. Wion News reported that Qamar’s age is estimated between 14-16, since Afghanistanis did not know their age accurately.