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Empower Girls. End Child Marriage. https://tooyoungtowed.org Unfortunately, millions of girls still suffer from a vastly different marriage experience every year.
05/19/2026
The Taliban in Afghanistan has put in place a new family rule that lets the silence of a “virgin girl” after puberty count as agreeing to marriage.
She no longer needs to say yes.
Now, her silence can be taken as agreement.
The new rule also makes some child marriages legally valid, gives fathers and grandfathers wide control over these choices, and means that children married young can only ask for annulment through the courts.
This change did not happen all at once.
First, girls were kept out of school.
Then, they were blocked from universities.
After that, they lost access to many places, chances, and freedoms.
Now, critics warn that even a girl’s silence can be used to speak for her.
Every policy like this means a girl’s future shrinks when her voice is ignored.
Too Young to Wed still stands with girls in Afghanistan. We know them. We see them. We are here for them.
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Maybe you have asked yourself: can child marriage really be stopped? Is tradition too strong? Can we actually change anything?
Honestly, every one of us before joining this work has asked these questions too.
Some problems feel too deep. Too complicated. Too difficult to change.
But our answer is still yes. Because we have seen change happen. And through these stories, we want you to see it too.
Today, Rebbeca shares one of those stories.
A teacher showed up. A child found her voice. A father listened.
In our team meetings, we hear stories like this from different places we work. Girls standing up. Teachers helping families see things differently. Communities slowly shifting.
In Samburu County, Kenya, one in three girls is married before 18. Since 2022, our Sampiripiri Program has reached over 529 girls like Kaayio.
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