In Afghanistan, a teenage girl gunned down two Taliban militants defending her home from an attack after they killed her parents.

In Afghan social networks, the girl is already glorified for her heroism, and her photograph with a Kalashnikov assault rifle in her hands collects a huge number of "

According to the authorities of Ghor province, Islamists came to her house to crack down on her father because of his political views. As a result, the girl took up an AK-47 and repulsed the attack, killing two Taliban and wounding several more. Soon reinforcements came to the militants, but the villagers and the pro-government militia joined the defense, and they managed to stop the Islamists.

Girl, believed to be between 14 and 16 years old, and her younger brother, reportedly transported to safety.