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Taliban chief bans forced marriage of women in Afghanistan
Updated On: 03 December, 2021 08:47 PM IST | Islamabad | AP
The move comes as poverty is surging in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August amid the withdrawal of US and NATO troops. Since then, foreign governments have halted funds that had been a mainstay of the economy
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The Taliban decreed on Friday they were banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move apparently meant to address criteria the international community consider a precondition to recognising their government and restoring aid to the war-torn country.
The move was announced by the reclusive Taliban chief, Hibatullah Akhunzada, a cleric chosen as the group`s supreme leader who is believed to be in the southern city of Kandahar.
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