Although the Afghan Constitution forbids the marriage of girls under the age of 16, tribal customs often condone marriage once puberty is reached, or even earlier. Flogging is also illegal.

KABUL, Afghanistan – A survey has found that children of Afghan families returning from Pakistan who don't go to school are increasingly at risk of early marriage and child labor. The survey by ...

US non-profit rescues Afghan child bride, 9, who was sold to 55-year-old man in forced marriage because her father needed money for food. Parwana Malik was sold for the equivalent of £1,600 to a ...

A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Helmand, Southern Afghanistan, sparking outrage and renewed concern over ...

Through child marriage or paid adoption, Afghan girls bear brunt of crisis. April 14, 2022. 10 min. Zahra stands with her mother, Parigul, in their home in Herat, Afghanistan, last month.

Thanks to the kindness of strangers, this shy little girl is getting another chance at life. Taj Mohammad said it broke his heart when he realized he had to marry off his then 6-year-old daughter N… ...

In Afghanistan's most underdeveloped regions, attitudes towards education and child marriage appear to have changed significantly since the overthrow of the Taliban government in 2002, according ...

Afghan police have arrested two men in the murder of a 15-year-old girl after her father refused a marriage proposal, the Telegraph reports. ... making illegal child marriage, ...

A few months later, a marriage proposal came. It was unexpected. My mother’s cousin, ... I Was an Afghan Child Bride 'THEN WHAT?' Overnight, I was turned from 14 to 19.

An Afghan mother forced her daughter into marriage. Six weeks later the 21-year-old ended up dead - Sakina Muhammad Jan was found guilty of forcing her 21-year-old daughter, Ruqia Haidari, to ...

Local sources in Helmand say that a 45-year-old man, who already has two other wives, has married a 6-year-old girl. A photo ...