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Archive Home > 2012 > November > 29 > Fate of Afghan women still tied to arranged matches

Fate of Afghan women still tied to arranged matches

Suicide was much simpler

By Kevin Sieff / The Bulletin
November 29, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — Just before she leapt from her roof into the streets of Kabul, Farima thought of the wedding that would never happen and the man she would never marry. Her fiance would be pleased to see her die, she later recalled thinking. It would offer relief to them both.

Farima, 17,....

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