Taliban forbidden to marry a woman without her consent

(ANSA) - ISLAMABAD, 03 DEC - The Taliban have issued a new decree on the rights of Afghan women: their consent will be necessary to get married, "giving a woman as an exchange to reach an agreement or put an end to a dispute" is prohibited.

The supreme leader, Maulvi Haibtullah, has invited religious and tribal elders to apply it.

Among the new directives also "the right of widows to marry or determine their own future", the right to inherit and a fixed share of the property of husband, children, father and relatives.

   Those who have more than one wife are obliged to recognize their rights and maintain justice between the wives.

(HANDLE).