Bride Kidnapping Prevalent in Kyrgyzstan

Young men have come to see bride kidnapping as a socially acceptable way of obtaining a wife
Bride Kidnapping Prevalent in Kyrgyzstan
Picture taken on March 6, 2007, shows Kyrgyz women who had suffered a kidnapping taking part in a round-table discussion on bride kidnapping in the eastern city of Naryn. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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Picture taken on March 6, 2007, shows Kyrgyz women who had suffered a kidnapping taking part in a round-table discussion on bride kidnapping in the eastern city of Naryn. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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