Forced Marriage

Marriage must be entered into with full and free consent. This section includes provisions affecting consent, coercion, or institutional support for forced or underage marriage.
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DEC5-04292025

A young girl in Ghor province set herself on fire and died after attempting to escape a forced marriage to a Taliban member who...

DEC6-04172025

A Taliban commander forced an 18-year-old woman into marriage in Badakhshan by detaining her brother and conditioning his release on her compliance.

DEC6-06292024

Detention of woman refusing forced marriage in Kunduz province.

DEC6-05242024

Murder of a girl due to rejecting a marriage proposal in Faryab province.

DEC6-06102023

Taliban's increasing restrictions on women in Afghanistan have increased forced marriage and child marriage.

DEC6-06092023

Taliban orders the registration of young girls and widows for forced marriage to Taliban members.

DEC6-12212021

Taliban Leader's Decree on women's marriage rights.