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Afghanistan: New code enabling child marriage compounds dismal situation for women’s and girls’ rights

Afghanistan: New code enabling child marriage compounds dismal situation for women’s and girls’ rights
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. The Decree No. 18 “Code on Judicial Separation of Spouses”, published by the Taliban in an official gazette on 14 May 2026, codifies the circumstances under which women and girls may seek separation from marriages. It includes provisions that uphold marriages arranged during childhood and restrict