A Forced Marriage Prevented in Bala Murghab District of Badghis Province
The Press Office of the Badghis Provincial Governor has reported that the inspectors of the Department of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the province prevented a forced marriage in the village of "Sakharyan" in Bala Murghab District.
According to the reports, a girl was about to be married without her consent and in exchange for a heavy dowry (Mehreya) by her father. However, with the timely intervention of the inspectors from the Department of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the act was stopped.