Three Month old Asree Gul, with an extra
head as she lies at a hospital in the eastern
Afghanistan city of Jalalabad
This shocking picture shows a three-month-
old baby with an extra head as she lies at a
hospital in the Afghanistan city of Jalalabad.
The photo was taken just before Asree Gul
underwent a rare operation to have the
second skull removed.
Doctors say the surgery was a success, but
it was complicated as vital nerves and
blood vessels were linked to the second
skull.
The family – farmers in Chaparhar district –
approached doctors after Asree Gul’s
second skull made it difficult for her to
sleep, and led to her being stigmatised in
their village.
Asree Gul – which means “new flower” – is
one of a set of twins, and doctors believe
her unusual condition was caused when a
third baby failed to develop in the womb.
“Her mother gave birth to twins, two girls,
one girl was in good health but the other
has an abnormality. She had an extra head
attached to her head,” Dr Ahmad Obaid
Mojadidi told AFP.
He added that it was the first successful
surgery of its kind in eastern Afghanistan.
“We don’t have very developed equipment,”
he said, “but we are very happy to have
conducted the operation successfully”.
The generous doctor completed the
operation – which would usually cost
between £2,500 and £3,700 – for free, as
the family could not afford it.
head as she lies at a hospital in the eastern
Afghanistan city of Jalalabad
This shocking picture shows a three-month-
old baby with an extra head as she lies at a
hospital in the Afghanistan city of Jalalabad.
The photo was taken just before Asree Gul
underwent a rare operation to have the
second skull removed.
Doctors say the surgery was a success, but
it was complicated as vital nerves and
blood vessels were linked to the second
skull.
The family – farmers in Chaparhar district –
approached doctors after Asree Gul’s
second skull made it difficult for her to
sleep, and led to her being stigmatised in
their village.
Asree Gul – which means “new flower” – is
one of a set of twins, and doctors believe
her unusual condition was caused when a
third baby failed to develop in the womb.
“Her mother gave birth to twins, two girls,
one girl was in good health but the other
has an abnormality. She had an extra head
attached to her head,” Dr Ahmad Obaid
Mojadidi told AFP.
He added that it was the first successful
surgery of its kind in eastern Afghanistan.
“We don’t have very developed equipment,”
he said, “but we are very happy to have
conducted the operation successfully”.
The generous doctor completed the
operation – which would usually cost
between £2,500 and £3,700 – for free, as
the family could not afford it.
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