AFGHANISTAN SEES DROP IN UNDERAGE MARRIAGES

Tue 06 June 2023:

Underage marriages have reduced in Afghanistan, according to a poll released by country’s National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA) on Tuesday.

The survey shows that 9.6 percent of girls get married under the age of 15 and another 28.7 percent are married from the age of 18.

Based on the survey, 19 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 11 are engaged in hard labor.

Faqir Muhammad Ziyar, the head of NSIA.

“According to our statistics, child marriages have decreased in the country and 19 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 11 are engaged in hard labor,” said Esmatullah Hakimi, head of the Administrative Office of Statistics and Information.

“This survey was conducted for indicators of birth, death, child and mother health, maternal mortality and access to primary services throughout the country,” said Faqir Muhammad Ziyar, the head of NSIA.

The survey indicates that 54 percent of Afghan people are over the age of 17, of which 25.5 percent live in cities and the rest in rural areas.

Abdul Latif Nazari, Deputy Minister of Economy, also said that in order to improve people’s lives, it is necessary for various government sectors to prepare appropriate plans and policies for the future, considering these statistics.

The NSIA officials also said that more than 23,000 families, 44,000 mothers, 32,000 children under the age of 5, and more than 20,000 teenagers were interviewed in this survey.

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