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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 ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Just 15 years old, Sahar Gul has become the bruised and bloodied face of women’s rights in Afghanistan. The teenage bride’s eyes were swollen nearly shut as she was wheeled into ...

Mahbooba Faiz grew up hearing about her mother's shock and horror at being married at just 10 years old. As the Taliban reintroduces child marriage in Afghanistan, she urges the world to act ...

A woman who was once a child bride in Afghanistan escaped, along with her infant son, and found her way years later to winning third place at a bodybuilding competition, representing Norway. NBC News’ ...

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 ...