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Verkocht of uitgehuwelijkt: vooral kinderen dupe van extreme droogte Afghanistan

RTL Nieuws16 October 2026, 15:46 UTCAfghanistan

In Afghanistan eist de aanhoudende droogte zijn tol. Vooral kinderen zijn de dupe. Door mislukte oogsten zien wanhopige ouders zich onder meer genoodzaakt hun dochters uit te huwelijken. "Dit komt steeds vaker voor", zegt Afghanistan-onderzoeker Gulhan Durzai. "Want er is niets anders waar ze op kunnen terugvallen."

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