Taliban recognises child marriage under new rules, with specific guidelines for 'virgin girls'

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Taliban recognises child marriage under new rules, with specific guidelines for 'virgin girls'

Daily Mail
By ELIANA SILVER
15 May 2026



The Taliban has formally recognised child marriages under a sweeping new family law regulation that sets out rules for marriages involving minors and establishes specific guidelines governing 'virgin girls'.

The 31-page article regulation called 'Principles of Separation Between Spouses' outlines rules governing the dissolution of marriages under an endless list of religious and legal conditions.

These include child marriage, breastfeeding relations, forced separation, missing husbands, apostasy and accusations of adultery.

Significant attention is given to the section on 'khiyar al-bulugh' ('option upon puberty'), an Islamic legal provision that allows for the annulment of a marriage contracted during childhood once the person reaches puberty.

According to Article 5, if a child's marriage is arranged by relatives other than their father or grandfather, it is legally valid provided the spouse is socially compatible and the dowry is appropriate.

The regulation states that the child may later seek annulment after reaching puberty, but only through a court order, according to independent Afghan outlet Amu TV.

The rules also grant familial patriarchs wide authority over child marriages, but state that marriages may be invalidated if guardians are considered abusive, mentally unfit or morally corrupt.

Several provisions uphold strict guardianship, notably Article 7, which establishes a double standard for marriage consent.

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More pedophile perversion from the evil death cult.