Afghan refugees sit in a tent at a camp in Herat province, Afghanistan in October, 2018. Photo: Reuters Afghan refugees sit in a tent at a camp in Herat province, Afghanistan in October, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Afghan refugees sit in a tent at a camp in Herat province, Afghanistan in October, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Afghanistan
World /  Russia & Central Asia

‘Children are becoming collateral’: drought driving desperate Afghans to marry off kids for cash, says UN

  • One aid agency said half of households it surveyed in Badghis said child marriage was a measure taken to put food on the table

Topic |   Afghanistan
Reuters
Reuters

Updated: 6:06pm, 27 Nov, 2018

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Afghan refugees sit in a tent at a camp in Herat province, Afghanistan in October, 2018. Photo: Reuters Afghan refugees sit in a tent at a camp in Herat province, Afghanistan in October, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Afghan refugees sit in a tent at a camp in Herat province, Afghanistan in October, 2018. Photo: Reuters
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