A 6-year-old Afghani girl known as Gharibgol has been sold into marriage after her father reportedly exchanged her for a goat, rice, tea, sugar and cooking oil.
Thankfully, a concerned relative raised the alarm about the wedding which led to the arrest of the groom, Seyed Abdolkarim and the girl’s father.
Not convinced, the relative opened up to a friend on the matter and the friend promptly called the local women’s rights bureau.
Responding to the situation, the bureau says it will pursue a divorce and ensure the father is stripped of his parental rights.
The girl is reportedly now living with her mother.
Women in Afghanistan are allowed to marry from the age of 16, and men from 18.
Just recently, a 60-year-old cleric in Afghanistan was reported to have kidnapped and married a 6-year-old girl insisting she was a ‘spiritual offering’ from her parents.
