I just saw this really good report on the Economist:
http://audiovideo.economist.com/?fr_chl=0fa322324169698ba7c97f415d40939f65d6df2d&rf=bm

It is a report about girls being married at a young age. Imagine, 60% of all girls below the age of 16 are married in Afghanistan. They don't even know what is ahead of them and that they can never return to school. It shows so much how important education is for boys and girls.