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Afghanistan
7-year-old minor bride girl killed by her husband in Badghis province
2018-07-31
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A minor girl who was married to a man has been killed due to unknown reasons in northwestern Badghis province of Afghanistan, the local officials said.

Provincial police front man Naqibullah Amini confirmed the incident and said the victim was a 7-year-old minor girl.

Amini further added that the incident has taken place in the vicinity of Qads district in Joz Aqa area.

According to Amini, the minor girl was killed by her husband due to unknown reasons and an investigation is underway in this regard.

He also added that the father of the minor girl has also been incarcerated
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 by the security forces.

In the meantime, a security official said the girl was 9-year-old and was forced into child marriage by her father when she was 7-year-old only.

The official further added that the father of the victim had forced her daughter into marriage against one million Afghanis.
The conversion rate is 72 Afghanis to US$1.00, so 1 million Afghanis is $13,892.32.
Badghis has been among the relatively calm provinces in northwestern parts of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has tanked in the province during the recent years and reports of domestic violence often emerge together with the reports of security related incidents from the province.
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