The United Nations has criticised Afghan President Hamid Karzai's Government over women's rights, urging it to enforce a law designed to prevent violence against women.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the country had far to go in implementing the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women.
The 2009 law made child marriage, forced marriage, forced self-immolation and other violent acts including rape a criminal offence.
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