Document #1215550

BBC News

Afghan child wedding: Parents held over under-age ceremony

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29026358#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

ecoi.net summary:
Balkh province: Parents of an 8-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy arrested by authorities on charges of arranging their under-age marriage
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
BBC News
Original link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29026358#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
2 September 2014
Document ID:
1215550 (former ID 285482)

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