UN Says Hunger in Afghanistan Forcing Families to Sell Girls Into Early Marriage

The United Nations warned that worsening hunger in Afghanistan is driving desperate coping measures, as unemployment, poverty and funding cuts deepen the humanitarian crisis. The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan warned that worsening malnutrition is pushing families into desperate measures, including selling young girls into early marriage to afford food. John […] The post UN Says Hunger in Afghanistan Forcing Families to Sell Girls Into Early Marriage appeared first on Khaama Press .