Several women were dragged back into abusive marriages after Taliban commanders annulled their divorces. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KABUL - Abused for years by her ex-husband who broke all of her teeth, Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce.
Lawyers told AFP that several women have reported being dragged back into abusive marriages after Taliban commanders annulled their divorces. Divorce, however, is often more taboo than the abuse itself and the culture remains unforgiving to women who part with their husbands. PHOTO: AFP Women once blamed their fate for whatever happened to them, said Nazifa, a lawyer who successfully handled around 100 divorce cases for abused women but is no longer permitted to work in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.“When there is no harmony left in a husband and wife relationship, even Islam permits a divorce,” explained Nazifa, who only wanted to give her first name.
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