Thousands of divorce rulings have been overturned by the Taliban since they took control of Afghanistan three years ago. Latin Times Bibi Nazdana's battle to become legally separated from her husband ...

Child marriage has long been a problem in Afghanistan. A 2021 UNICEF report estimated that 28% of Afghan women aged 15–49 years were married before the age of 18. A new decree issued by the Taliban's ...

The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages involving minors — treating the girls as sellable property. It also ...

She's had to flee Afghanistan for her life. And she's one of many whose experience offers a window into what the Taliban takeover may hold for the... The Taliban Swore To Kill An Afghan Doctor For ...

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Six-year-old Farzana was a child bride, pledged by her father to a 13-year-old boy for a sum equivalent to approximately $60. After repeated appeals from Farzana's mother, tribal chiefs intervened and ...