Posted on 11/02/2021 10:55:39 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
An Afghan father who has been forced to sell his nine-year-old daughter to a 55-year-old man as a child bride so he can buy food has pleaded for his child's new husband not to beat her.
Parwana Malik, nine, is being sold by her parents to a stranger who the youngster describes as an 'old man' due to his white beard and eyebrows.
On the day Parwana was taken away by her 55-year-old buyer, Qorban, her weeping father, Abdul Malik, pleaded for him to not hurt his child, reports CNN.
Abdul, who is 'broken' with guilt, broke down in tears as he told Qorban: 'This is your bride. Please take care of her. You are responsible now, please don't beat her.'
Parwana's family said they had no choice, and are among scores of destitute families who being forced to sell their young daughters into marriage to survive, as Afghanistan plunges further into a humanitarian crisis.
One girl, aged 10, spends her days crying as she waits for the day she is sold to a 70-year-old man to help her family pay off their debts.
Another nine-member family is preparing to sell their four-year-old and nine-year-old daughters to have enough money for food.
Parwana and her family have been living in an Afghan displacement camp in northwestern Badghis province for the past four years. They have survived on humanitarian aid and work which earns them around £2 a day.
But since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, the country's economy is on the brink of collapse and international humanitarian aid has been put on hold - and the effects are deeply felt by families such as Parwana's who cannot buy basic goods such as food.
Abdul was forced to sell Parwana's 12-year-old sister months ago to help his family survive.
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Not our problem
Happened before we were there. Happening after we leave.
You can’t fix a broken culture.
Pathetic on every level. I have 2 daughters, and I can damn well guarantee I wouldn’t sell them for food.
Sorry, no one is “forced” to sell their 9 year-old daughter.
A real man and father would sell himself first.
Its just a gutter culture.
That’s a real tear jerker.
Agreed - the same for a mother.
Hunger can force a father to resort to many things - but selling his nine-year-old daughter? No.
If he wasn’t forced at gun-point, he is as guilty as the one who bought her.
10% for the Big Guy!
Like this is our fault.
Facepalm at your remark.
Nobody in the Taliban wants to buy a middle aged man.
Think about why they’re buying the 9-year-old-girl and you might figure out why.
Why not eliminate the sick old bast##ds who are buying the little girls then butcher them and eat your fill. Better than selling your own daughter.
This is what Joe Biden and his ilk caused.
the war on boys continues....
“beat her”?? Yeah, that won’t be nearly as horrible as what is actually going to happen to her! But hey, enjoy your rice, you worthless POS.
No, it’s not our fault. But, this is a story that people should hear.
After Biden’s disastrous removal of the troops, the country has collapsed, families are starving, and these innocent children are now being sold openly as “brides.”
Hillary and her Ping Pong Pizza buddies would probably give him a better price.
Shoot the father and the buyer.
They had no choice??? They can all go to hell.
The sickness of Islam!
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