Tag: Child labor
Kandahar Children Walk Kilometers for Water
Walking long distances for water, kids in southern Afghanistan face physical, psychological,…
Afghan Children Face Trauma and Declining Education Under Taliban Rule
Students in schools, madrassas, and informal learning centers face beatings, humiliation, and…
Most Children in Helmand Remain Out of School as Access to Education Falls Below 40%
Taliban officials acknowledge widespread lack of schooling as more than half of…
In Nimroz Province, Children Forced into Hard Labor to Support Drug-Addicted Fathers
Poverty, unemployment, lack of government attention, and easy access to drugs have…
More than 3,500 Children in Khost Work in Brick Kilns
Young hands bear heavy burdens while education slips away
The Hands That Should Hold Books
Afghanistan’s children are being forced from classrooms into labour. Their dreams are…
Bricks or Bats: In Afghanistan, children build kilns or chase dreams—But not both
In a nation where childhood is stolen by labour, even a game…
Why Are Children Still Working in Brick Kilns?
Inside Afghanistan’s Brick Kilns: How Poverty, Debt, and a Broken System Are…
Stolen Childhoods, Silenced Futures
A Special Report on the Rise of Child Labour in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
In Pictures: The Daily Struggles of Life in Afghanistan
Poverty, displacement, and lack of basic services continue to define daily life…
Children at Risk: Afghan Families Deported from Pakistan
In October 2023, Pakistan’s government announced a sweeping crackdown on undocumented migrants,…