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‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings. Photographer Elise Blanchard travelled the country speaking to girls as young as eight, 10 and 14 who have been engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food ‘I’m not happy about this,”…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
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