The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages ...

Born under Taliban rule and nearly sold into marriage as a child, Sonita Alizadeh turned to music and transformed her ...

Australia has condemned the Taliban after the regime formally approved laws allowing girls who have reached puberty — ...

BBC faced backlash over a report on Afghan fathers selling daughters into marriage, with critics saying it focused too ...

The dad or the girl? The man treating his own child as property to be traded for cash, or his daughter, the innocent made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman who was once a child bride in Afghanistan escaped, along with her infant son, and found her way years later to winning ...

The woman standing on stage glistens in a crystal-studded bikini. Her glowing, tanned skin shows off each of her well-defined muscle lines, the result of hours of weight training in the gym. Roya ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Just 15 years old, Sahar Gul has become the bruised and bloodied face of women’s rights in Afghanistan. The teenage bride’s eyes were swollen nearly shut as she was wheeled into ...

Roya Karimi escaped child marriage and violence in Afghanistan to rebuild her life in Norway. Now a world‑class bodybuilder, ...

A woman who was once a child bride in Afghanistan escaped, along with her infant son, and found her way years later to winning third place at a bodybuilding competition, representing Norway. NBC News’ ...