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Daily wager mother saves her minor daughter from forced marriage

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26 Nov 2020 - 10:06
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26 Nov 2020 - 10:06

SHIRBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A 40-year-old woman in northern Jawzjan province weaves nets to feed her 12 member family and to save her daughters from forced marriage.

Dozens of poor women in the province are working in a net weaving shop set up by the Children’s Support office.

Nurbigum, 40, said she was able to prevent her seven-year-old daughter from being forced into marriage through her work.

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