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12-y-old girl in Afghanistan victim of violence by husband
By: rawa
Posted: Nov 12 07
Witnessed: 8672 times
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Marriage
Tags: Afghanistan, beating, child, forced, Herat, women
Herat province -- Afghanistan, Sep.2007: This 12-y-old girl has been given in a forced marriage and she faces violence by her husband everyday. Family violence and child marriage is common across Afghanistan and tens of women every month commit self-immolation to get rid of their desolation.
She says: "Please help me get divorce, next time he will kill me, he injured me with a knife."
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