Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
In Afghanistan, many fathers are facing the heartbreaking decision to sell their children to survive amid extreme poverty and hunger. With three in four people unable to meet basic needs, families are struggling to find work and food. The situation is dire, particularly in Ghor province, where record levels of hunger are pushing desperate parents to make impossible choices.
- ▪Three in four people in Afghanistan cannot meet their basic needs according to the UN.
- ▪Ghor province is one of the worst affected areas, with many families facing starvation.
- ▪Fathers are resorting to selling their children to afford food and medical care.
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Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choicesJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleYogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentImogen Anderson/BBCAbdul Rashid Azimi says he is prepared to sell one of his daughters to feed the othersAs dawn breaks, hundreds of men gather at a dusty square in Chaghcharan, the capital of Ghor province in Afghanistan.They line the roadside hoping someone will come along offering any work. It will determine whether their families eat that day.The likelihood of success, however, is low.Juma Khan, 45, has found just three days of work in the past six weeks that paid between 150 to 200 Afghani ($2.35-$3.13; £1.76-£2.34) per day."My children went to bed hungry three nights in a row.
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