[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Global Statistics [@Globalstats11](/creator/twitter/Globalstats11) on x 155.5K followers Created: 2025-07-14 12:04:39 UTC The reported incident in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where a 45-year-old man married a 6-year-old girl sold by her father for money, underscores the persistent crisis of child marriage. The Taliban's intervention, arresting the groom and the gir's father but instructing the man to wait until the girl turns X before taking her as his bride, has drawn widespread condemnation. This response, rather than annulling the marriage reflects a troubling interpretation of Hanafi islamic law, which some Taliban authorities use to justify marriages at or around puberty, often arbitrarily set at age X. Child marriage remains rampant in Afghanistan exacerbated by the Taliban's 2021 takeover, which led to a XX% surge in child marriages and a XX% increase in early childbearing, driven by poverty, bans on female education, and lack of legal protections UNICEF reports that XXXX% of Afghan girls marry before 18, and XXX% before 15, with rural areas like Helmand seeing higher rates due to economic desperation and cultural practices like walwar (bride price). Despite a 2021 Taliban decree requiring women's consent for marriage, enforcement is lax, and no clear minimum marriage age exists, as the previous civil code setting it at XX for girls has not been reinstated. Human rights groups, including UNICEF and the Afghan Women's Rights Network, argue that delaying consummation until age X does not mitigate harm but perpetuates trauma, with child brides facing risks like early pregnancies, abuse, and social isolation. The international community, including the ICC, has condemned the Taliban's systemic persecution of women and girls, issuing arrest warrants for leaders like Haibatullah Akhundzada for "gender apartheid." Yet, with limited access for monitors and weak local enforcement, protecting vulnerable girls remains challenging. Cases like this highlight the urgent need for global pressure and legal reforms to address Afghanistan's child marriage crisis.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [money](/topic/money) [Post Link](https://x.com/Globalstats11/status/1944729752817766638)
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Created: 2025-07-14 12:04:39 UTC
The reported incident in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where a 45-year-old man married a 6-year-old girl sold by her father for money, underscores the persistent crisis of child marriage.
The Taliban's intervention, arresting the groom and the gir's father but instructing the man to wait until the girl turns X before taking her as his bride, has drawn widespread condemnation.
This response, rather than annulling the marriage reflects a troubling interpretation of Hanafi islamic law, which some Taliban authorities use to justify marriages at or around puberty, often arbitrarily set at age X.
Child marriage remains rampant in Afghanistan exacerbated by the Taliban's 2021 takeover, which led to a XX% surge in child marriages and a XX% increase in early childbearing, driven by poverty, bans on female education, and lack of legal protections
UNICEF reports that XXXX% of Afghan girls marry before 18, and XXX% before 15, with rural areas like Helmand seeing higher rates due to economic desperation and cultural practices like walwar (bride price).
Despite a 2021 Taliban decree requiring women's consent for marriage, enforcement is lax, and no clear minimum marriage age exists, as the previous civil code setting it at XX for girls has not been reinstated.
Human rights groups, including UNICEF and the Afghan Women's Rights Network, argue that delaying consummation until age X does not mitigate harm but perpetuates trauma, with child brides facing risks like early pregnancies, abuse, and social isolation.
The international community, including the ICC, has condemned the Taliban's systemic persecution of women and girls, issuing arrest warrants for leaders like Haibatullah Akhundzada for "gender apartheid."
Yet, with limited access for monitors and weak local enforcement, protecting vulnerable girls remains challenging. Cases like this highlight the urgent need for global pressure and legal reforms to address Afghanistan's child marriage crisis.
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