Afghanistan: Taliban Forcing Marriages
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 5:40 AM
In Afghanistan, the Taliban’s “morality police” have been implicated in forcing women into marriages, often arresting them under dubious charges and coercing them into unions with their captors. One such case involved a 19-year-old woman in Kabul who was compelled to marry her employer after being detained by the Taliban. These practices highlight the severe human rights abuses and the erosion of women’s freedoms under Taliban rule.