Afghanistan: Girls at increasing risk of child marriage – International People Search

November 12, 2021 chhaymam@chhaymam.com Travel 0

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future marriage in return for a dowry.

from UN News – Human Rights https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/11/1105662
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