In retaliation: Qamar Gul, 15, who fought off Taliban attackers after they killed her parents.

In retaliation: Qamar Gul, 15, who fought off Taliban attackers after they killed her parents.
 


The 15-year-old shot dead insurgents after parents’ murder.

An Afghan girl who shot dead two Taliban fighters after they gunned down her parents said she was ready to confront any other insurgents who might try to attack her.

Qamar Gul, 15, killed the militants when they stormed her home last week in a remote village in the central province of Ghor.

“I no longer fear them and I’m ready to fight them again,” Ms. Gul said by telephone from a relative’s home, where she was being watched by guards.

A photo of Ms. Gul posing with a gun has circulated online, with many praising her actions and calling for her safe passage out of the country.

It was about midnight when the Taliban arrived, Ms. Gul said, recounting the