Child Labor in Afghanistan - 23.09.2022, Sputnik International

After the US-backed government in Afghanistan was ousted by the Taliban in August 2021, US and allied forces carried out a hasty withdrawal from the country following almost two decades of military presence.

Soon after the Taliban takeover, the US froze nearly $10 billion of Afghanistan’s assets, which led to the country's economic collapse, further aggravated by severe drought and a deadly earthquake in the eastern province of Paktika in June 2022.

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*The Taliban is under UN sanctions for terrorism.

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Afghan children work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.

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A 9-year-old Afghan girl works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.

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An 8-year-old Afghan boy works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 23, 2022.

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A 9-year-old Afghan girl works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

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A 9-year-old Afghan child works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.

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Afghan children work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

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A 13-year-old Afghan boy works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

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Two Afghan child laborers pose for a photo in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

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Afghan children work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 23, 2022.

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Afghan children work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.

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A 4-year-old Afghan girl sleeps after work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.

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Afghan children who work at a brick factory pose for a photo on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.