When Silence Means Yes: Taliban Law Traps Child Brides In Marriages They Never Chose

When Silence Means Yes: Taliban Law Traps Child Brides In Marriages They Never Chose

The Taliban has issued a new law on divorce that explicitly acknowledges child marriage is permitted in Afghanistan. Two former child brides told RFE/RL that the law formalizes a reality many Afghan girls are already living: forced marriage, delayed justice, and silence treated as agreement.

Taliban child marriage law has NO minimum age for girls

The UN Women's special representative in Afghanistan said the new legislation represented 'another serious development' in the erosion of women's rights.

We Must End Child Marriage To Truly Celebrate Women

Child marriage is impending child rape. On International Women's Day, protect girls' childhood to secure women's future. India's progress proves it's possible—end it now