The provincial police commandment in a statement said the Criminal Investigation Department of Faryab Police intervened and prevented a forced marriage as a ceremony was underway to force an 11-year-old girl to marry a 34-year-old man.
The statement further added that the girl has been identified as Kamila who is originally a resident of Hazara
...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...Qala Village of Pashtun Kot district and is currently residing in Damqol Nahia Village of Maimana city.
According to the provincial commandment, Kamila was being forced to marry the 34-year-old Sakhidad against a dowry of 60 thousand Afghanis
| ...at about 75 Afghanis to $1, that’s $799.16.... |
The groom, two men, and a woman have been placed in durance vile
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
in connection to the forced marriage of the girl and an investigation is underway in this regard, the statement by provincial police commandment added.