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Afghanistan
Badghis Fathers Organize Marriage For Six-Year-Old Girl
2015-04-03
[Tolo News] A man in northern Badghis province reportedly organized a marriage ceremony between his six-year-old daughter and an eleven-year-old boy in exchange 150,000 Afs.

Local officials have expressed outrage at the news. The women's affairs department in Badghis has maintained that the father forced his daughter to marry for his own economic gain.

The provincial police department has said that the fathers of the bride and groom are now in jug and investigations are underway.
Posted by:Fred

#4  150,000 AFN is about $2600. Life is cheap in Badghis Province.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-04-03 13:06  

#3  The reception is at the State Department and the after hours party is at the Hotel by the NSA!
Posted by Knuckles Noodleman4287


No cover charge for cross-dressers or pre-ops with a doctor's slip.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-04-03 10:38  

#2  6? Sounds very Mohammedan to me. Does this 11 year old have to wait 3 years to consummate the deal?
Posted by: AlanC   2015-04-03 08:11  

#1  "More inexperienced and unprepared than most" > THE HELL YOU SAY!

As compared to whom, a five-year old or 7-10'er???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-04-03 00:50  

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