The Afghanistan parliament has rejected a proposal that would have stopped men from marrying girls younger than 16 years.
Parliamentarians said that the proposal ran counter to Islamic ideology.
The measure would have banned the practice of buying and selling women to settle disputes called 'baad,' [the] traditional practice of buying or selling women to settle disputes.
The measure would also have stopped criminal law imposed on the rape victims who are slapped with adultery, The Washington Times reports.
The decision comes at a time when elections are round the corner, and will be held on April 2014.