dowry

Some women in different parts of Afghanistan complain their husbands continue to deny them their right to dowry and they cannot even ask for it to avoid family issues.

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Information and culture officials say 45 percent of engaged couples in southeastern Paktia province could not marry due to high dowry costs .

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): The Khost Welfare and Social Foundation (KWSF) has launched a campaign in the southeastern province against high dowry rates . . .

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Scores of northern Takhar residents say that a sharp increase in dowry has forced many young people to travel for work to .