Two cases of child marriage were reported in Helmand province, Afghanistan. In Garmser district, a 6-year-old girl was married to a 60-year-old man by her fathe
Summary
Two cases of child marriage were reported in Helmand province, Afghanistan. In Garmser district, a 6-year-old girl was married to a 60-year-old man by her father for 200,000 Pakistani rupees. A separate case in Nad Ali district involved an 8-year-old girl allegedly married to an 80-year-old man. Both cases involve transactional child marriage in violation of Afghan child protection law and international human rights standards.
Where
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Placed to district level. Sources name the district; no coordinates have been established, and the exact address is withheld.
Legal classification
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Violence against children · primary
CRC Art. 19, 6
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Sexual violence / rape
ICCPR Art. 7; CEDAW; Rome Statute
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Also coded as: Gender-based violence
Sources
One report only. Nothing corroborates it yet, which is why this entry is graded single-source rather than confirmed.
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “Two cases of child marriage were reported in Helmand province, Afghanistan. In Garmser district, a 6-year-old girl was married to a 60-year-old man by her fathe”, entry AHRC-2026-0830-HEL-01, grade: Single-source, 2026-08-30. Retrieved 23 October 2026.