Drought pushes Afghan families to sell girls into marriage, report says

A Guardian feature says climate-driven drought is forcing some Afghan families to marry off daughters to save other children from starvation. It draws on interviews with girls as young as eight by photographer Elise Blanchard.

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1. 15 Oct, 04:00 UTCFirst appeared on The Guardian
2. 15 Oct, 12:00 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
3. 15 Oct, 12:34 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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