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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “15 years ago today, a 16 year old girl was married off to a man 35 years older than her and the world treated her like the ...