Leaving the homeland is better than forcibly marrying a Taliban fighter;

Elaha Tue Nov 2024 1 month ago 105

According to her, after the disappearance of her husband, she went to the local Taliban officials to find him and shared her request with them.


Nourieh says: "A Taliban military commander took my phone number under the pretext of helping to find my husband; But later he asked me to marry him. He told me that you don't have a mahram and you can't travel without a mahram. And marry me."


He says that he was pressured by this member of the Taliban and to get rid of this problem, he had to deal with his six-year-old son who is paralyzed in both legs. First, he will go to Kabul from Mazar-e-Sharif and after some time to Pakistan.


Some women's rights activists consider the Taliban's treatment of women to be cruel and cruel. Shinki Krukhil, a former member of the Afghan parliament during the republic, says: According to Afghan law, until the status of a woman's husband is not clear for a certain period of time, no one has the right to force her to marry.


He emphasizes that the Taliban use their power and force to forcibly marry Afghan women and girls. Shinki Crookhill adds: “This woman had no choice but to flee and it is her right to live freely; Because now there is no system and authority in Afghanistan that can hear his voice."


Nourieh says that he is in charge of taking care of his disabled son and that he needs continuous treatment; But until now, human rights institutions and women's rights institutions have not helped her.


On the other hand, Monse Mubarez, a women's rights activist, says that Afghanistan has become a big prison without walls for girls and women in the last three years. He criticizes the Taliban for forcing Afghan girls into forced marriage, and for this reason, many girls resort to suicide or running away from home. Regarding forced marriages, he says: "This is not a new issue, and this concern has been around since the day when the Taliban closed schools and universities to girls and took away their right to work and activities."


Monse Mubarez asks the international community, especially human rights institutions, to be the voice of Afghan girls and women so that they do not become victims of such events. He adds: "The international community should at least provide a safe environment for independent living, education and work for Afghan girls and women."


Ms. Nooriyeh is currently struggling with an unfulfilled life in Pakistan and this situation has caused her mental problems and depression. The responsibility of treating a sick son, taking care of the house and not having a clear destiny deprives Nooriye of the sweets of life and day by day her problems involve her more.


Nourieh says: "What pain can I tell you about life? My son is very sick. I am very worried about his future. I can't take him to the doctor. I don't have money to treat him. I cannot send my son to study like other children. Even when my son sees other children, he cries to me and wants me to take him to school too. As a mother, this situation makes me very sad. I am very worried about the future of myself and my son. This situation has made me mentally ill. Every day my son says to get me a foot mold so that I can walk; But I don't have the financial ability. He asks me where his father is. I have no answers to his questions.


According to the statistics of international women's rights organizations, the biggest cause of forced marriages is Taliban and their pressure on Afghan girls and women. During the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, millions of Afghan girls and women were busy studying and working for a bright future for themselves and their country. But when Talban came to power, the gates of schools were closed to girls above the sixth grade and the gates of universities were closed to female students, and until now they are sitting at home and suffering from the pain of their unknown future.


Nooriya, a woman who fled to Pakistan due to fear of forced marriage, still fears that if she cannot go to another country and is forced to return to Afghanistan, she may face the same problem that forced her to leave her homeland. He says: "If I go back to Afghanistan, I will face a severe attack from the Taliban." It is possible that the Taliban's decision is to force me to marry one of their military members.


Although there are no accurate statistics of forced marriages in Afghanistan; But according to the reports of human rights organizations, after the Taliban returned to power, the number of forced marriages and marriages of underage girls, especially forced marriages, has increased. According to the report of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the amount of this type of marriage has increased by 28% compared to the past.


Although at the end of 2021, the leader of the Taliban, Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, issued a decree in which it was written: "The consent of adult women during marriage is necessary and no one should be forced to marry"; But according to reports and information, the Taliban are disobeying this order and the responsible institutions are not seriously monitoring such events.

A woman named Nooriya (pseudonym), who is a resident of Balkh province of Afghanistan and immigrated to Pakistan about two years ago, says that her husband disappeared about two and a half years ago. She says that her husband had a shop in the center of Mazar-e-Sharif and on November 20, 2021, he went to the shop from home in the morning and there has been no news of him since that day.

Farzana Ahmadi

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