Taliban News | Taliban Legalises Non-Consensual Child Marriage In New Family Law
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced a new family law regulation that lays out rules around marriage, divorce, and child marriage under its interpretation of Islamic law. The 31-article decree, titled “Principles of Separation Between Spouses", was approved by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. The document was published in Afghanistan's official gazette and outlines procedures related to marriage disputes, separation, guardianship, and annulments under Taliban rule, reported Amu TV. One of the most debatable articles of the decree recognises the silence of a "virgin girl" as consent to marriage. However, a boy's or a married woman's silence cannot be taken to mean consent
