The 6 -year -old girl was sold at a wedding with a 45 -year -old in Afghanistan; Taliban intervenes: ‘Wait until it is nine’. world News
A annoying case in Helmand province of Afghanistan has forced a six -year -old girl to be forced to marry a 45 -year -old man in exchange for money.The first reported incident by the US -based Afghan news outlet AMU.TV on June 28 took place in Marjah district. According to Hasht-e Sabah Daily, the groom was already married and had two wives. Local sources revealed that the girl’s father arranged for marriage under financial pressure.While the Taliban officials intervened the ceremony, their response has increased the fresh alarm. Instead of canceling the marriage or arresting the involved parties, Taliban officials allegedly instructed them to “wait until the girl turns nine before bringing her home.”A widely broadcast statement on social media has criticized the Taliban’s stand on women and children’s rights since returning to power in 2021. Advocates of international bodies and human rights have repeatedly condemned the rollback of governance on education, employment and basic freedom for Afghan women and girls.Many countries have announced that they will not officially consider the Taliban government unless it guarantees and protects women’s rights under international law. However, the case has only deepened the apprehensions that they are out of reach for the weakest people of security Afghanistan.
