First Lady Rula Ghani said it is time for her country to "stop the menace" of child marriage - that deprives them of their health and education and traps them in poverty.
Freshta is 15. She should be at
First Lady Rula Ghani said it is time for her country to "stop the menace" of child marriage - that deprives them of their health and education and traps them in poverty.
Freshta is 15. She should be at school - but she was married at the age of 12 and became a mother at 13.
“Child marriage is a devastation,” said the Afghan girl. “I wish I didn’t have a husband, I wish I wouldn’t be a child bride.
“Instead I wish I would study, play outdoors, as other girls. Become a doctor or a teacher in the future”.
Sadly, the story of Frestha - whose name has been changed to protect her identity - i