Marriage between Shiites and Sunnis is prohibited in Darvoz

The authorities of the Darvoz district in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, have banned marriages between followers of Shia and Sunni sects.

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On February 3, the press and social media published a copy of a statement from a representative of the Afghan authorities in Darvoz, which stated that “from now on, no follower of Sunni Islam has the right to marry off girls to followers of Shia Islam, and Shia individuals do not have the right to marry Sunnis.”

“If in rare cases there is any condition regarding the acceptance of the other party’s faith between the groom and bride, they must refer to the district authorities and the court,” the statement noted.

At the time of writing this article, the Taliban had not officially commented on this decision.