A 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy have been killed in an acid attack because they were friends, it has been claimed.A shocking photograph shows their fully clothed bodies lying on stretchers - the extent of the damage to their faces clearly visible.
The bodies of the youngsters were discovered on Friday in wasteland in the Ghazni province in southern Afghanistan.
Acid attacks are used as a form of religious and social persecution in the country.
Their bodies are now lying in a hospital and no families have come forward to claim them, AFP said.
People who discovered the bodies say the pair were probably killed for being friends with each other.
Despite the fall of the Taliban, the country still has a very conservative attitude towards women and relationships and anyone who opposes the traditional order often fear for their lives. Read More
