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Afghan man can't repay medical debt, so his 6-year-old daughter will marry the 17-year-old son of his lender... -- (link)

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Apr 1 '13, 07:15

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link (www.nytimes.com)

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I don't get these arrangements. she doesn't have a dowry. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 07:22 5
- I read parts of the story (ugh, horrible) and she'll probably used more like a servant so the groom can attract a second wife who would live better .. - zork Apr 1, 07:26 3
  - yeah, 6 years old. probably doing all the dirty work in the hourse. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 07:27 2
    - hourse = Canadian horse? -- nm - zork Apr 1, 07:29 1
      - cut me some slack, I woke up with a cold. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 07:31
- Really? -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 07:25
*taking notes* -- nm - U.S. HMOs Apr 1, 07:20

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