[4] The consent of underaged girls for sex is not covered by laws in Afghanistan but underage marriage, forced marriage, beating, rape, "baahd" (the giving of a female relative to another family to settle a debt or dispute), humiliation, intimidation and food refusal was made illegal during Hamid Karzai's Presidency.
[5] Islamic law (Shari'a), as interpreted in the local context and influenced by tribal customs, although uncodified, stopped successful prosecution of some rape cases in the country.
Women also undertake many smaller personal risks to their social status and daily life:[7] They can be charged with adultery, a crime that can be punishable by death.
[8] Due to a number of high-profile instances, the risk of being prosecuted for Zina creates a strong disincentive for women not to report being raped in Afghanistan today.
Thus putting women in the, very often dangerous, position of either marrying the man who raped and attacked them or facing honor crimes, possibly murder, at the hands of their own family members.
In 2013, Afghanistan made international news in regard to the story of a woman who was raped by a man, jailed for adultery, gave birth to a child in jail, and was then subsequently pardoned by Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai, as international interest and outrage grew but she was forced by Government officials to marry her rapist who claims to have rescued her from shame by marrying her.
In Afghanistan, crimes such as adultery, rape and trafficking are often conflated with each other, and it is generally not acceptable for a woman and a man to be alone together (unless married or related), and if this happens the response can be very violent:[11] An Afghan medical doctor and his female patient were attacked by an angry mob who threw stones at them after the two were discovered in his private examining room without a chaperon.
[15] One female human rights activist described the situation:[15]When the Taliban asserted their control over Kunduz, they claimed to be bringing law and order and Shari'a to the city.
I don't know who can rescue us from this situation.According to Amnesty International, since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the group has violated the rights of women and destroyed the system of protection and support for victims of violence.
NBC News said that her "film breaks new ground for Afghanistan, where victims of rape can be forced to marry their attackers to preserve their families' honor".