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Lovie777

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1. Yes it still happens all over the world .. ..

Reply to hamsterjill (Original post)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 09:35 AM

Nov 2021

not just in Afghanistan. Also, girls that start their monthly cycles in some cultures are ready for marriage. Also if a girl or women don't comply with certain cultures and or speak out can be murdered, and I still believe China still continues to kill baby girls.

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She was sold to a stranger so her family could eat as Afghanistan crumbles. [View all] hamsterjill Nov 2021 OP

Yes it still happens all over the world .. .. Lovie777 Nov 2021 #1

I read this last nite and it kept me awake all night jmbar2 Nov 2021 #2

Same here. hamsterjill Nov 2021 #3

K & NauseousR! Carlitos Brigante Nov 2021 #4

the education is highly uneven Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #5

Are you over there? hamsterjill Nov 2021 #6

yes. my area is a tourist area in some neighborhoods Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #7

Oh goodness.I hope you are safe. hamsterjill Nov 2021 #8

I am safer than most DU members Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #9

The videos they showed of the transactions, I found horrific. egduj Nov 2021 #10

It was horrific. hamsterjill Nov 2021 #11

They will live the rest of their life in misery. lpbk2713 Nov 2021 #12

I saw this on CNN this morning PlanetBev Nov 2021 #13