Posted on 08/07/2016 10:15:38 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said on Friday, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the war-battered country.
Mohammad Karim, said to be aged around 60, was held in central Ghor province as he claimed her parents gave him the girl as a "religious offering", officials said.
But they cited the family of the girl, believed to be in shock, as saying that she was abducted from western Herat province, bordering Iran.
"This girl does not speak, but repeats only one thing: 'I am afraid of this man'," said Masoom Anwari, head of the women affairs department in Ghor.
The girl is currently in a women's shelter in Ghor and her parents are on their way to the province to collect her, the local governor's office said.
"Karim has been jailed and our investigation is ongoing," said Abdul Hai Khatibi, the governor's spokesman.
The arrest comes just days after a 14-year-old pregnant girl was burned to death in Ghor, in a case that sparked shock waves in Afghanistan.
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You know, they’re so fond of cutting heads off for minor religious infractions. This guy should be drawn and quartered.
But they’ll probably give him a medal. After all, Mohamed did it..
She fellerh from out of the sky, Allah be praised.
She felleth from out of the sky, Allah be praised.
Since when is 60 considered “elderly?”
Since when is 60 considered “elderly?”
I suspect 60 is pretty old for Afghanistan.
You were a second ahead of me....... and I did not look it up.
That country really is medieval. 6 years old.
Eh, I taught typing LOL
Yes, 6 is medieval!!! And it is not limited to girls either...Ugh! Just disgusting :(
Wow! Makes me feel old...
No wonder at all, since these sub-human freaks worship a demon-possessed child-rapist.
Well I hope US male life expectancy at 76.9 makes you feel better :)
Barbarians
He should have HIS head cut off. And I’m not talking about the one on top of his neck.
After the coronation of the Criminal Queen this will become commonplace in America. All Democrats with six-year old girls must be thrilled at the prospect.
Nothing done in the name of Islam has anything to do with Islam.
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