Baad_(practice)
Baad (practice)
Payment of a criminal's family's female as settlement among Kochi Pashtuns
Baad is a method of settlement and compensation whereby a female from a criminal's family is given to the victim's family as a servant or a bride.[1] It is still practiced in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, mainly among the Kochis.[2] Although baad is illegal under Afghan law, many of the victims do not know their rights, and still more are prevented from exercising them.[3]