Forced marriages involving girls have been part of the social compacts between tribes and families for centuries, and they continue, though the legal marrying age is now 16 for women and 18 for men.

• 几个世纪以来，家族和各个家庭包办婚姻都成了社会契约一部分，尽管阿富汗法定的结婚年龄是女孩16岁，男孩18岁，但是家族和各个家庭还是继续包办婚姻。