导读:近日阿富汗的一名6岁女童差点就成了新娘，而她的“丈夫”年龄高达55岁。这场非法且无比荒谬的婚礼因警方及时赶到而中断。55岁的Seyed Abdolkarim被当场逮捕，一起被警方抓获的还有6岁女童Gharibgol的父亲。
a video shows a six-year-old Afghan girl in tears, after her father allegedly sold her to a 55-year-old man for marriage, in exchange for a goat and food.
一个视频显示，一个6岁阿富汗女孩在流泪，据说他狠心的父亲为了一只羊和稻米，把她卖给了一个55岁的老头做新娘。
The footage shows two women trying to comfort little Gharibgol after she was sold to the man.
这张照片显示，在女孩Gharibgol被卖给这个老头后，两名妇女试图安抚她。
It is believed girls as young as 16 are commonly sold to men for marriage in line with Afghan law, but underage pairings are not uncommon.
据称，在阿富汗，女孩在16岁时就卖给别人做新娘是法律允许的，不过，未成年婚姻也并不少见。
However such a large age gap like this one is rare, according to The Observers.
然而，据《观察家》称，像这样如此大的年龄差距还是罕见的。
According to the website, the girl’s father sold Gharibgol for a goat, a bag of rice, tea, sugar, and a few litres of cooking oil.
据该网站报道，父亲用6岁的女儿换回来了一只羊、一袋米，茶叶，白糖，和几升食用油。
The man, reportedly Seyed Abdolkarim, took his bride to Firozkoh, in Ghor province, to stay at a relative’s house.
据称，这个55岁的老头叫Seyed Abdolkarim，把6岁新娘带到了Ghor省的Firozkoh，住在一个亲戚的家里。
Alarm bells were raised when the host alleged he was undressing the girl at night.
夜里，亲戚发现Abdolkarim脱掉了小女孩的衣服，所以报了警。
Abdolkarim was asked if the young girl was his daughter and he replied: "No, she’s my wife. Her father gave her to me".
亲戚问起小姑娘是否是他的女儿，Abdolkarim回答说，“不是，她是我的妻子。她的父亲把她卖给我了。”
The host told a friend, who then alerted a local women’s rights bureau, which lead to Abdolkarim’s arrest.
亲戚告诉了一个朋友，朋友通知了当地的妇女权益组织，所以Abdolkarim才被抓捕。
Tests later carried out reportedly revealed there was no sexual intercourse.
经过检查，医生表示Gharibgol没有受伤迹象。
Herat journalist Fawad Ahmady recorded the clip on July 31 and posted it on Facebook where it has been widely shared across Afghanistan social media.
赫拉特记者Fawad Ahmady在7月31日报道了这个新闻，并把它发布上脸书上，之后被阿富汗的社交媒体大量转发。
Many users expressed shock at this union and price she was sold for.
很多人对两人如此大的年龄差距，以及其交易价格感到震惊。
"Gharibgol is now living with her mother in a safe house in Firozkoh," Mr Ahmady told The Observers.
Ahmady告诉《观察家》，“Gharibgol现在和她的妈妈住在Firozkoh一个安全的地方。”
"Negineh Khalili, the head of the women’s rights bureau for Ghor province, told me she will do her best to make sure that her father loses his parental rights and that Gharibgol is granted a divorce.
“Ghor省女权组织负责人Negineh Khalili告诉我，她会尽一切努力剥夺Gharibgol父亲的监护权，同时帮Gharibgol解除与Abdolkarim的婚姻关系。”
The girls’ father reportedly admitted he was having trouble making ends meet and selling his daughter would provide a goat and two months’ worth of food, as well as one less mouth to feed.
据称，女孩的父亲承认他入不敷出，将女儿卖掉能换来一只羊和两个月的口粮，同时还能少一张嘴吃饭。
