Bride Kidnapping; Religious Scholar Abducts 17-Year-Old Girl in Central Afghanistan

A 40-year-old religious scholar, reportedly a Taliban member, abducted a 17-year-old girl in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan with the intention of getting married, according to local sources.

The sources state that a 17-year-old girl was abducted from the village of Solij in the Yakiawlang No. 2 district of Bamyan by a 40-year-old religious scholar by the name of Sayed Taqi Alawi.

Meanwhile, some local media outlets claim that Sayed Taqi Alawi, a resident of the Sang Takht and Bandar districts of Daikundi province, in central Afghanistan, is a Taliban member.

For a while, Sayed Taqi Alawi has been in charge of the Afghan National SolidarityParty in the Bandar district of Daikundi province.

The Taliban governor spokesperson for the province, Abdul Saboor Saighani, said that rumors of Alawi eloping are false and inaccurate, despite local media claims claiming he has been arrested in the province’s center.

Following the installation of the government of the Taliban, forced marriages, and child marriages, where the age difference is high have become prevalent in Afghanistan.

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