Wedding for $ 23 thousand: the 60-year-old governor of the Taliban married an 18-year-old girl

The 60-year-old governor of the Taliban movement in Laghman province married an 18-year-old girl. This was reported by Hasht-e Subh Daily.

Governor Zainul Abdin married an 18-year-old girl by paying two million 285,000 Afghans ($26,726). The marriage ceremony of the Taliban official took place last Friday (June 30) to edit the records of the Laghman region official.

A Taliban representative gave the girl's father 800,000 Afghans ($9,357) and a piece of land from Sultan Ghazi Bobo. The wedding cost over two million Afghans (about $ 23,400).

According to reports, Zainul Abdin bought one million Afghans ($11,700) of gold for his young wife.

Forced marriage is prohibited in Afghanistan

 On the basis of the ban, a 50-year-old man was not allowed to forcibly marry a 12-year-old girl in the Imam Sahib district of the Qunduz region. The Taliban states that those who do not comply with the ban are legally liable.