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Why UN child-rights advocates are alarmed by Afghanistan’s new marriage rules

  • A Taliban decree removes the previous minimum marriage age for girls and instead links eligibility to puberty
  • UN watchdog Sophie Kiladze says allowing a girl’s silence to be treated as consent could legitimize child marriage
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Breaking News Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan video

Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

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Taliban government rejects claims Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

Taliban government rejects claims Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

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EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels to hold migration talks

EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels to hold migration talks

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Pakistan blames Afghanistan-based militants for deadly attack on police

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Taliban government says Afghans in Qatar can return ‘with full confidence’

Taliban government says Afghans in Qatar can return ‘with full confidence’

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US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist

US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist

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Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire

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Update Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year

Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year

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Pakistan says military operations in Afghanistan to continue until Taliban government ‘changes behavior’ video

Pakistan says military operations in Afghanistan to continue until Taliban government ‘changes behavior’

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Update Afghan government says Pakistan strikes Kabul and border provinces

Afghan government says Pakistan strikes Kabul and border provinces

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Special Afghanistan launches retaliatory attacks on Pakistan as tensions escalate

Afghanistan launches retaliatory attacks on Pakistan as tensions escalate

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Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul, Kandahar

Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul, Kandahar

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