World Press Prize on PhotoJournalism

South African photographer Jodi Bieber won the World Press Photo Award 2010 for the portrait of a young Afghan mutilated for leaving the house of her husband. The photo of Bibi Aisha, whose nose and ears were cut off by the Taliban husband, was on the cover page of Time Magazine on August 1,2010.She was abandoned after being mutilated, the young woman had been rescued by U.S. aid, then operated in the United States.

Via Mail Online: The smile that defies the Taliban: Afghan teenager whose mutilated face shocked the world unveils her new image


Via New York Times: Portrait of Pain Ignites Debate Over Afghan War