The United Nations has voiced significant concern regarding a new law from Afghanistan's Taliban government that includes provisions permitting child marriage. The law addresses separation in marriage but raises alarms over the protection of minors.

The United Nations expressed "grave concern" on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan's Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage. <img alt="FILE: Zareena, left, and Shakeela, internally displaced Afghan girls play outside a shanty at a refugee camp in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 25, 2011." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4480x3136+0+0/resize/4480x3136!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot...