At seven years old, Nazdana had been promised to a farmer in an attempt to reconcile feuding families.
She petitioned the Afghan courts, who ruled in her favor, ending her marriage, the BBC said.
"The court congratulated me and said, 'You are now separated and free to marry whomever you want,'" Nazdana told the BBC.
After her former husband appealed to the courts in 2021, demanding the divorce be revoked, the Taliban disallowed Nazdana from representing herself - insisting that it violated Sharia law.
Instead, the Taliban had Nazdana’s brother Shams represent her, according to the BBC.
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The Taliban claimed that since taking control of the country, they reviewed some 355,000 cases - 30% of which were classified as family issues. »
