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U.S. Embassy: The Rate of Forced and Early Marriages of Afghan Girls Has Increased
December 7, 2024
Zan News
Zan News: The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the rising rates of forced and early marriages of Afghan girls and called for their protection.
In a video message released on Friday (December 6) to mark the 16-day campaign against gender-based violence, the embassy stated that the closure of schools for girls has led to an increase in forced and early marriages.
Joel Sandefur, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission, stated in the message that, following the closure of girls' schools above the sixth grade by the Taliban, forced marriages have increased by 25% and early marriages by 45%.
The U.S. Embassy has expressed concern over these statistics and emphasized that this trend is presenting Afghan women with serious social and economic challenges.
The embassy also called the Taliban's "promotion of virtue" law as being dangerous for women.
This comes after previous warnings from human rights organizations about the increase in forced and early marriages of girls under Taliban rule.
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