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Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for animal fights than domestic violence, UN says

Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for animal fights than domestic violence, UN says

Penal code decree says that a man who beats his wife enough to cause a visible wound faces 15 days in prison. Meanwhile, the punishment for anyone having animals or birds fight is five months in prison.

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Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for animal fights than domestic violence, UN says