Refworld | Afghanistan: What is the penalty in Afghan law ( for the man ) if an unmarried man has a sexual relationship with an unmarried woman where...the unmarried woman becomes pregnant; parties are of different ethnicities; parties are of different branches of Muslim religion (one Shia muslim and other party Sunni muslim); parties are both minors (is there an age of majority in Afghanistan for women and men with regard to sexual relationships. Is a sexual relationship considered rape when parties are minors?)

Title	Afghanistan: What is the penalty in Afghan law ( for the man ) if an unmarried man has a sexual relationship with an unmarried woman where...the unmarried woman becomes pregnant; parties are of different ethnicities; parties are of different branches of Muslim religion (one Shia muslim and other party Sunni muslim); parties are both minors (is there an age of majority in Afghanistan for women and men with regard to sexual relationships. Is a sexual relationship considered rape when parties are minors?)
Publisher	Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre
Publication Date	7 December 2010
Country	Afghanistan
Topics	Sexual and reproductive rights
Citation / Document Symbol	Q13097
Cite as	Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre, Afghanistan: What is the penalty in Afghan law ( for the man ) if an unmarried man has a sexual relationship with an unmarried woman where...the unmarried woman becomes pregnant; parties are of different ethnicities; parties are of different branches of Muslim religion (one Shia muslim and other party Sunni muslim); parties are both minors (is there an age of majority in Afghanistan for women and men with regard to sexual relationships. Is a sexual relationship considered rape when parties are minors?), 7 December 2010, Q13097, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4d05d1022.html [accessed 4 November 2019]
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