What It’s Like to Be Married at 7 Years Old
Despite high maternal and child mortality rates, Afghanistan maintains its custom of child marriage, subjecting victims to lives of poverty and misery.
Zarmina, 2, and Baghzamina, 10. Their mother, at age 7, was married off to a man more than three times her age and survived childbirth at 13. (Courtesy of Shougofa Alikozay)
By Shougofa Alikozay / Sahar Speaks
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