"This is one of the most worrying legal developments in Afghanistan under the Taliban," says Roqia Saee, a women's rights ...

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The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages involving minors — treating the girls as sellable property. It also ...

The woman standing on stage glistens in a crystal-studded bikini. Her glowing, tanned skin shows off each of her well-defined muscle lines, the result of hours of weight training in the gym. Roya ...

BBC faced backlash over a report on Afghan fathers selling daughters into marriage, with critics saying it focused too heavily on the fathers' grief over the girls' suffering.

The Taliban has issued a new law on divorce that explicitly acknowledges child marriage is permitted in Afghanistan. Two ...

Born under Taliban rule and nearly sold into marriage as a child, Sonita Alizadeh turned to music and transformed her survival story into a campaign against child marriage, urging the world to pay ...

New documents released by the Afghan political party states that a girl that has reached puberty can be wed and that the ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Just 15 years old, Sahar Gul has become the bruised and bloodied face of women’s rights in Afghanistan. The teenage bride’s eyes were swollen nearly shut as she was wheeled into ...

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A woman who was once a child bride in Afghanistan escaped, along with her infant son, and found her way years later to winning third place at a bodybuilding competition, representing Norway. NBC News’ ...