Child labour has increased in Afghanistan due to the bad policies of the Taliban because of bad economic conditions, children are forced to work.
The Taliban regime has taken away children's freedom and childhood, depriving them of opportunities to fulfill their rights.
In Ramazan, the number of child labourers increased in Kabul, with countless children in Afghanistan making bricks, weaving carpets, working in construction, mining, farming, begging on the streets, and collecting garbage.
An official of a foreign charity organization told a journal that more than two million people in Afghanistan, fifty percent of whom are children, need urgent humanitarian assistance. Arshad Malik, Country Director of Safety Children in Afghanistan, said that the number of child labourers has increased by about thirty-eight percent.
Since the Taliban government came to power, the Afghan economy has been destroyed, child laborers expressed that due to economic challenges, they are forced to do such dangerous work and labour. A child said that her sisters at home are hungry and have nothing to eat, so he is forced to do labour.
The International Children's Emergency Fund of the United Nations declared 2023 as a disastrous year for children in Afghanistan. According to a report by the US Department of Labor, children in Afghanistan who are involved in the labour force are also prone to physical injuries, bad health, and physical and psychological problems.
Taliban's government restrictions on women's employment have also contributed to the increase in child labour. The children are also subjected to forced labour. According to a survey by a foreign charity organization, child labourers are often used for drug trafficking and are also subjected to physical and sexual abuse.Afghanistan
