'I expect them to be beaten… at 14, they will be pregnant': Afghan parents sell off their daughters, two and five, for marriage because they 'had no choice'

Daily Mail - Oct 15, 2026

An Afghan couple have tried to justify marrying off their daughters, two and five, for money by claiming they had 'no choice'. (File image of a woman and her baby at a pro-Taliban rally in Afghanistan)

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