‘I don’t know how to save my daughter from her husband’: the brutal reality of the Taliban’s new marriage law

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‘I don’t know how to save my daughter from her husband’: the brutal reality of the Taliban’s new marriage law

The latest decree from Afghanistan’s rulers makes it impossible for women and girls to leave unwanted or abusive relationships, even with family support When Fatima arrived at a district court in northern Afghanistan in late 2025 with her parents, she hoped a judge would finally allow her to leave her calamitous marriage. She had never met her husband before their arranged wedding in the summer of 2024. Each time her…