L.A. Times - Asia: A blushing bride, a crushing debt for Afghan grooms

L.A. Times - Asia Headlines from latimes.com

A blushing bride, a crushing debt for Afghan grooms Jun 21st 2013, 01:12 Custom requires men to pay $20,000 and more to their future in-laws before they can marry. This in a nation where the average worker makes $35 a month. ANDKHOY, Afghanistan — When Esmatullah got engaged in 1999, he was a 26-year-old day laborer eager to wed, through an arranged marriage, a young girl from a village near his native Andkhoy, in western Afghanistan. Fourteen years later, Esmatullah is still waiting. Media files: 16x9

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions