Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
Summary
Many fathers in Afghanistan are struggling to find work to feed their families because the country faces high unemployment and severe hunger. Some are forced to make heartbreaking choices, including selling their children, to pay for food or medical care.Key Facts
- About 75% of people in Afghanistan cannot meet their basic needs.
- Unemployment is very high, and aid has greatly decreased.
- Around 4.7 million people in Afghanistan are close to famine.
- Men gather daily in search of scarce jobs that pay only a few dollars.
- Some fathers sell their children to pay for food or medical treatment.
- One father sold his daughter for surgery to treat her appendicitis and liver cyst.
- A local bakery gives out stale bread to hungry men in the town square.
- Many families survive on bread and water due to lack of other food.
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