KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The Labor and Social Affairs Department of northern Kunduz province says about 4,000 children are engaged in hard labor.
Lailuma, 12, a child laborer, who is working in one of the bricks kiln on the outskirts of Kunduz city, told Pajhwok Afghan News that severe economic problems forced her to engage in hard labor.
“I’m working in this scorching sun in order to earn 50 afghanis and buy food for my family. My father is jobless and one of my brothers is mentally ill,” she added.
Lailuma, who entered seventh grade at school, urged the . . .
