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Young Girl Takes Her Life to Escape Forced Marriage in Southern Afghanistan

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A young girl in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, has died by suicide after being forcibly married to an elderly man, local sources reported. The post Young Girl Takes Her Life to Escape Forced Marriage in Southern Afghanistan appeared first on KabulNow.

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Young Girl Takes Her Life to Escape Forced Marriage in Southern Afghanistan

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Forced marriage of a young girl to an elderly man; Kandahar girl commits suicide

Sources in Kandahar province say a young girl in the province has committed suicide by eating poison after being forcibly married to an elderly man. A source, who asked not to be identified, told the daily newspaper Information Day that the girl was a main resident of Tankariz village in Kandahar's Embankment district and Nawaghat attempted suicide yesterday (Tuesday, February 30) and died last night in Kandahar city's Mirwais hospital. Accordin…

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