US EditionAfghan Man, 45, Marries 6-Year-Old Girl; Taliban Intervenes, Says She ‘Can Join Husband when She Turns 9'
MARJAH DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, JUL 10 – The Taliban halted a child marriage, ordering the man to wait until the girl is nine, amid a 25% rise in child marriages linked to bans on female education and employment.
- A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Marjah district after purchasing her from her father, amid Taliban restrictions and rising child marriages.
- The surge in child marriages since 2021 is driven by Taliban bans on girls’ education, widespread poverty, and the absence of a legal minimum marriage age.
- UN Women reported a 25% increase in child marriages and a 45% rise in early pregnancies, with viral images sparking widespread outrage among advocates.
- Following the Taliban's intervention, authorities arrested the girl’s father and the groom, blocked the marriage, and returned the child to her parents without filing charges.
- The ICC issued arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, prompting rights groups to call for urgent international action against ongoing abuses.
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Wait until she’s 9: Why Taliban asked 45-year-old Afghan ‘groom’ to hold off marriage with 6-year-old
A six-year-old girl was forced to marry a 45-year-old man, who is already married to two women, in Afghanistan after her father sold her to him. When the Taliban learned of the incident, they were reportedly ‘horrified’ and arrested both the groom and the girl’s father, though no charges have been filed yet. The Taliban told the man he has to wait until the girl turns nine to have her as his ‘bride’
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