SOLD BEFORE CHILDHOOD ENDS: THE TRAGIC REALITY FACING AFGHAN GIRLS

 She is only eight. Yet her future may already have a price.


Across Afghanistan, a growing number of families facing extreme poverty are reportedly marrying off their young daughters in exchange for money or financial support. Some girls are promised in marriage as early as eight years old, with the understanding that they will be taken to their husband's home when they are older.

Humanitarian organizations warn that worsening economic hardship, restrictions on women's rights, and limited access to education have left many families feeling they have few options. For these girls, child marriage often means the end of childhood, education, and the freedom to choose their own future.

The crisis has renewed calls for greater international support to protect vulnerable children and provide struggling families with alternatives to desperate decisions.

Can poverty ever justify child marriage, or should the world be doing far more to protect every child's right to a safe and free childhood?

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