Taliban forces 10-year-old Afghan girls into marriage
Afghanistan turmoil
Stripped of rights to study and work, women now losing even domestic freedoms
A 17-year-old girl, who was forced to leave home and marry, ending up seeking refuge in a women’s shelter in Kabul. © Reuters
NEW DELHI — For the last five years, Afghan girls have seen their freedom and futures being eroded, with their schools and universities closed, their jobs restricted and traveling long distances without a male guardian barred.
