From Afghanistan, CEOAFRICA.com gathered that doctors have successfully conducted an operation to remove a second skull growing on the head of a two-month-old baby girl.

The operation was carried out at Nangarhar hospital, while baby Asree Gul was discharged few hours ago, although the doctors said the operation was complicated because vital nerves and blood vessels were linked to the second skull. It is the first successful surgery of its kind in eastern Afghanistan.

Asree Gul was born to a family of farmers in Chaparhar district. She has a healthy twin sister, and doctors believe her unusual condition was caused when a third baby failed to develop in the womb.

The family approached doctors after Asree Gul's second skull made it difficult for her to sleep, and led to her being stigmatised within their village.

Speaking after the operation, Dr. Ahmad Obaid Mojadid, the doctor who carried out the operation, described it as a success, despite lack of World-Class equipments.

"We don't have very developed equipment, but we are very happy to have conducted the operation successfully", he said, confirming that he carried out the operation free of charge because the family couldn’t afford the $6,000 cost of the operation.

As one of the world's poorest countries, Afghanistan's hospitals often lack the drugs and equipment to carry out complicated medical procedures, and the health authorities in the country are particularly pleased with the success of baby Asree Gul's surgery.