An Afghan woman who became the face of Taliban brutality after her husband and in-laws hacked off her nose and ears has not had a Hollywood happy ending despite the global spotlight on her plight.

Aesha was catapulted to infamy when she appeared on the August 2010 cover of Time magazine unashamed of the butchered face that she received as punishment for trying to run away from an abusive marriage in the war-torn country.

Karilyn Bales, the wife of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, told The Today Show she’s not convinced of her husband’s role (or guilt) in the murders of 17 Afghan civilians earlier this month, saying it’s "unbelievable” he could have commit the crimes he’s been charged with.

“I don't think anything will really change my mind in believing that he did not do this -- this is not what it appears to be,”

The American soldier who went on a cold-blooded shooting rampage in Afghanistan that killed 16 civilians will be charged Friday with 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder, according to a U.S. official.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Sergeant Robert Bales is currently being held in a military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he remains in pre-trial isolation.

Details of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales' life before he enlisted with the military are emerging that suggest he had a dark side long before he allegedly went on a blood-thirsty massacre in Afghanistan that left 16 civilians dead.

An Ohio couple who knew Bales claim that he conned them out of their life savings and left them for broke, reported ABCNews.com.

The American soldier who is accused of murdering 16 Afghan civilians will be tried in the U.S., despite attempts in the victims' homeland to have him face a court in Afghanistan.

Sergeant Robert Bales was flown back to America last weekend and met with his lawyer for the first time on Monday at a military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he remains in pre-trial isolation awaiting charges that may carry the death penalty.

It should have been a happy time for Chief Warrant Officer Edward Cantrell, who was finally settling into being back at home with his family after serving as a Green Beret in Afghanistan.

Sadly, instead of celebrating his safe return from war, wife Louise Cantrell is now mourning a triple loss after her husband died trying to save their two daughters, Isabella, 6, and Natalia, 4, from their burning home, where they too perished, reported WRAL.com.

After being flown back from Afghanistan last week, Smoke the war dog is finally back by his owner's side where he belongs, and RadarOnline.com has photos of the touching reunion between man's best friend and a wounded soldier.

Despite still being treated for the extensive injuries he suffered in a mortar attack last September, Donny Eslinger was all smiles on Tuesday when he walked his brown and white hound outside the Walter Reed Hospital in Bethseda, Maryland, reported WESH.com.

PHOTOS: Wounded War Hero Reunited With The Dog He Rescued In Afghanistan

A puppy who was plucked from the front lines in war torn Afghanistan and tucked safely in a backpack will soon be reunited with the soldier who saved his life.

The floppy-eared grey and white pup crawled into the heart of thousands of Americans when an iconic photo of him appeared on the cover of Army Life magazine last year, with his head poking out sleepily from Donny Eslinger's backpack.

Eslinger, of Seminole County, Florida, was serving in Afghanistan last August when he rescued Smoke, who quickly became a morale booster when a member of Donny's company was killed the next day, reported the Orlando Sentinel.

As the Marines identified in the viral video urinating on three dead bodies in Afghanistan face criminal charges, a veteran's group has expressed their condemnation of their inhuman acts.

"Like people worldwide, our entire military and veterans community is outraged by the vile acts portrayed in this video," said Paul Rieckhoff, Founder and Executive Director of Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America in a statement sent to RadarOnline.com.

"The behavior is deplorable and inexcusable."

J.R. Martinez competing on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars really “brings home” the reality of war that “people don’t have an understanding of,” according to a Veterans group, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

The 28-year-old Iraq war vet, who was badly injured after the Humvee he was driving hit a land mine while deployed with the Army in 2003, will be dancing into the hearts of Americans this season on the ballroom competition show.

“I think it is wonderful that he is on the show,” Amy Fairweather, program director for the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans tells RadarOnline.com. “People don’t have an understanding of the war and the impact it has on people’s lives.”