Child labor has increased in Afghanistan due to the bad policies of the Taliban due to poor economic conditions, children are forced to work.
The Taliban regime took away children’s freedom and childhood and deprived them of the opportunity to fulfill their rights.
In Ramazan, the number of child laborers increased in Kabul, with countless children in Afghanistan making bricks, weaving carpets, working in construction, mining, agriculture, begging on the streets and collecting garbage.
A representative of a foreign charity told the newspaper that more than two million people in Afghanistan, fifty percent of whom are children, are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Arshad Malik, the country director of Safety Children in Afghanistan, said the number of child laborers has increased by about thirty-eight percent.
Since the Taliban government came to power, the Afghan economy has been destroyed, child laborers have expressed that they are forced to do such dangerous work and labor due to economic problems. One child said that her sisters at home are hungry and have nothing to eat, so she is forced to work.
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has declared 2023 a catastrophic year for children in Afghanistan. According to a US Department of Labor report, children in Afghanistan who are involved in the labor force are also vulnerable to physical injuries, poor health, and physical and psychological problems.
The government’s restrictions on women’s employment by the Taliban also contributed to the increase in child labor. Children are also exposed to forced labour. According to a survey by a foreign charity, child laborers are often used for drug trafficking and are also subjected to physical and sexual abuse. Afghanistan
