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New Afghan law legalises rape of a wife by husband

FISNIK ABRASHI KABUL A NEW Afghan law makes it legal for men to rape their wives, human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers have claimed, accusing president Hamid Karzai of signing the legislation to bolster his re-election prospects.

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FISNIK ABRASHI KABUL A NEW Afghan law makes it legal for men to rape their wives, human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers have claimed, accusing president Hamid Karzai of signing the legislation to bolster his re-election prospects.