Zahara, 13, and her older cousin, Shamsiya, were walking to the Mirwais Mina girl’s school in Kandahar, Afghanistan when three men on motorbikes suddenly blocked their path and sprayed something in their faces.
They thought it was water - just a prank - until it started to sting. The two girls were the victims of a brutal acid attack. Their crime according to the militants who threw the acid: going to school. Now NBC News’ Jim Maceda reports on how they have become the…(read more)
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