From right to left Arazo, 19, Tabasum, 20, and Shamayal, 25, who fled from abusive family members, stand for a picture in Kabul Tuesday. Afghanistan is poised to enact legislation that will outlaw the trading of women to settle a debt, spousal abuse and child marriages along with other violence targeting women. It's a bittersweet victory in a country where many victims say they don't expect laws to change such traditional practices, but one that its backers say nudges forward women's rights.

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