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Key Takeaways✦ Atlas AI
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The Taliban has introduced new laws that activists claim legitimize child marriage by preventing women from divorcing their husbands against their will.
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The ban on girls' education beyond age 11 is cited as a contributing factor to the rise in forced and underage marriages.
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These new regulations significantly curtail the autonomy and rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagree
Child marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will.
There are no official statistics on forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan, but activists say it has risen at an alarming rate in recent years, driven by the ban on girls being in education after the age of 11.
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