KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Religious scholars and tribal elders in Tanai district of southern Khost province on Tuesday agreed to ban giving girls into marriages to settle disputes ranging from debts to murder.
A tribal elder, Hakim Wali, told Pajhwok Afghan News that religious scholars and tribal elders by reaching an agreement had decided to ban the practice of “bad” and demanding heavy bride price and dowry costs from the groom’s family.
The elder said these practices were un-Islamic and that they would not allow anybody in the district to hand over
