His 23-year-old victim described to the BBC how her husband tied her up and cut off both her ears in a domestic violence attack in the northern province of Balkh.
The woman - Zarina - is now in a stable but traumatised condition in hospital.
"I haven't committed any sin," she said. "I don't know why my husband did this to me."Zarina told Pajhwok news that the unprovoked attack took place after her husband suddenly woke her
up at midnight and attacked her and cut off her ears with a knife.
