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Afghan girl Qamar Gul grabs AK-47, kills Taliban attackers who murdered her parentsShareA teenage girl in Afghanistan has been praised for her bravery after killing two Taliban militants who attacked her home and killed her parents.Last week a group of 40 insurgents stormed the village of Geriveh, in Ghor province, where Qamar Gul — believed to be aged around 15 — was living with her parents and brother, officials said.The Taliban came to Ms Gul's house because her father had complained about Taliban demands for tax payments, Abdul-Hamid Nateqi, a member of the Ghor provincial council, told the ABC.The insurgents beat her parents before shooting them both dead, but Ms Gul grabbed her father's rifle and opened fire, killing two of the attackers and wounding a third, Mr Nateqi said.Local reports said she and her younger brother continued to fight other Taliban before more of the villagers grabbed weapons and drove the attackers from the village.A photo of the girl holding an AK-47 rifle went viral on social media, with many praising her bravery.Interior ministry&nbsp;spokesman&nbsp;Tariq Arian called her a hero in a post on Twitter, adding the Afghan Government praised her courage.The girl and her younger brother have been moved to a safer area under government protection, Mr Nateqi told the ABC.He said their parents had been threatened and beaten by the Taliban before.Clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban have intensified as the US pulls troops out of Afghanistan amid attempts to usher in peace talks with the militant group.Many Afghans have taken to social media to remind foreign powers of the crimes committed by the Taliban in areas under their control.Accounts of alleged violence and human rights abuses with a hashtag phrase in Dari meaning "Don't redeem the Taliban" have been shared more than 100,000 times on Twitter.Kabul-based Twitter user Ejaz Malikzada, 26, said the message had gained traction as Afghan social media users sought to remind key players in the peace talks not to sacrifice human rights gains made in the last two decades."By participating in this hashtag I want to tell those foreigners who insist on starting peace talks in Afghanistan, they have ignored or forgotten the crimes and violence committed by the Taliban against Afghan people," he said.Taliban attacks have killed thousands of civilians around the country since the group was ousted from power in a US-led invasion in 2001.The Taliban claimed responsibility for a number of attacks this month, the most recent last week, when a car bomb exploded at a government compound.During their 1996-2001 rule they enforced their strict interpretation of Islamic law, under which women were barred from education and were not allowed to leave the house without a male relative.The Taliban says it has changed its approach to women's rights, and operations by government and foreign forces have also killed many civilians.But many Afghans and human rights activists remain sceptical, saying they are concerned that impending US-brokered peace talks, aimed at ending more than 18 years of war, will not include adequate protection of human rights if the insurgent group returns to a role in formal power.Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said he suspected the social media campaign was due to "anti-peace elements" and that "no legitimate rights will be lost" during peace talks.22 Jul 202022 Jul 2020Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 3:25am, 22 Jul 202022 Jul 2020Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 3:27amMore on:

Afghan girl Qamar Gul grabs AK-47, kills Taliban attackers who murdered her parentsShareA teenage girl in Afghanistan has been praised for her bravery after killing two Taliban militants who attacked her home and killed her parents.Last week a group of 40 insurgents stormed the village of Geriveh, in Ghor province, where Qamar Gul — believed to be aged around 15 — was living with her parents and brother, officials said.The Taliban came to Ms Gul's house because her father had complained about Taliban demands for tax payments, Abdul-Hamid Nateqi, a member of the Ghor provincial council, told...

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