Acid sprayed over Afghan family in marriage row

A gang in north Afghanistan reportedly indignant at a father's refusal to give his daughter up for marriage have sprayed the family of five with acid.

Allegedly led by the suitor, they broke into the house in Kunduz, beat the father up, then sprayed him, his wife and three daughters in the face.

The father and eldest daughter are in critical condition, doctors say.

The lives of the wife and other two daughters are said to be out of danger after the attack early on Wednesday.

Skin-burning acid is used intermittently as a weapon in Afghanistan, usually against women, correspondents say.    More Read