Poverty Forces Afghan Families to Sell Young Daughters into Marriage, Says WFP

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The World Food Programme (WFP) says that some families in Afghanistan, struggling with extreme poverty worsened by prolonged drought, are marrying off their young daughters to provide for the rest of the family.

The UN agency shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) featuring the “heart-wrenching story” of a father who had to marry off his five-year-old daughter to ensure the survival of his other children.