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'Here is your bride... please don't beat her': As Taliban recognises child marriage, Afghans 'marry off' girls and BABIES - and can only hope they are not raped before they even hit puberty
In Afghanistan, the practice of selling daughters to older men for financial gain has become a normalised response to deepening poverty.
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What happenedIn Afghanistan, the practice of selling daughters to older men for financial gain has become a normalised response to deepening poverty.
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'Here is your bride... please don't beat her': As Taliban recognises child marriage, Afghans 'marry off' girls and BABIES - and can only hope they are not raped before they even hit puberty
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In Afghanistan, the practice of selling daughters to older men for financial gain has become a normalised response to deepening poverty.
UN expresses 'grave concern' over horrific rule on child marriage from Taliban regime in Afghanistan
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The Taliban government in Afghanistan issued a rule on separation of child brides in marriage, and the United Nations responded by expressing its "grave concern." Afghanistan's justice mini...
