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In high school, Aisha had a boyfriend in a neighbouring village whom she hoped to marry.
She said she dreamt of becoming a soldier, an accountant or even a doctor - a secure livelihood in the economically depressed region. She hoped one day to have children. Unlike some fathers in the region, she said, hers had made a priority of securing an education for his girls, and he never beat them.



These people spoke on condition they not be fully named. Each said they witnessed some of the events or heard about them afterward from Aisha. Reuters is not naming her village, as well, to protect her identity.
Her story was corroborated in part by her sister; a friend and fellow captive; one of her brothers; and a neighbour. Aisha spoke to Reuters on condition that only her Muslim name be used, citing fear for her safety. Read more