Afghanistan's Taliban rulers deny shooting at protesters and claim no women or girls have been arrested because they're all ...

A newly married couple in Bogota, New Jersey have local police to thank for saving the day - and the bride's wedding dress - after their car got stuck in flash flooding. Rough cut (no reporter ...

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

One of the known cases involved nine-year-old Parwana Malik, who was sold as a bride to a man in his 50s after her family became desperate for money. Parwana’s father, Abdul Malik, reportedly broke ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seven Afghan refugees have been accused of being part of a grooming gang and charged with rape and child sex abuse offences, UK ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child ...

Child marriage has long been a problem in Afghanistan. A 2021 UNICEF report estimated that 28% of Afghan women aged 15–49 years were married before the age of 18. A new decree issued by the Taliban's ...

"This is one of the most worrying legal developments in Afghanistan under the Taliban," says Roqia Saee, a women's rights advocate. Child marriage has long been a problem in Afghanistan. A 2021 UNICEF ...