KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The number of child beggars has been on the increase in southern Kandahar province as result of growing unemployment and poverty.
Local officials say no survey has been conducted to determine the exact number of child beggars, but the situation continues to worsen with each passing day.
Minors can be seen on Kandahar roads and streets, asking passengers for money. Mohammad Naeem, 11, recently started begging. He spends the day seeking alms.
Clad in tattered clothes, the barefoot boy told Pajhwok Afghan News: “My father was killed in an explosion . . .
