No country for young girls: Afghan man sells 9-year-old daughter to ‘keep family alive’

Nine-year-old Parwana Malik's father sold her to a 55-year-old man to keep his other family members alive and fed. The future of many Afghan girls like her is shrouded in uncertainty.

As Taliban-ruled Afghanistan descends into an economic crisis, a proscribed practice has reared its ugly head in many parts of the country -- that of selling young girls into marriage.

In recent months, many displaced Afghan families battling poverty and starvation have been forced to make the unpalatable choice of marrying off their barely adolescent daughters in exchange for money and sustenance that would ensure their survival.