Impoverished Afghan children further suffering due to U.S. sanctions

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Impoverished Afghan children further suffering due to U.S. sanctions

STORY: Impoverished Afghan children further suffering due to U.S. sanctions DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kabul and a makeshift camp in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAWID, Local child 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): LAILA, Nawid's mother 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): ASSADULLAH, Local child 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): TAWS KHAN, Head of a makeshift camp STORYLINE: In war-torn Afghanistan, countless children have been working on the streets from dusk until dawn to support their impoverished families. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAWID, Afghan child "I go to sell shopping bags every day. If I earn some money, I will bring home some food." SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): LAILA, Nawid's mother "The prices of basic goods were low in the past. The price of 1 kg of cooking oil was 50 Afghani but now it costs 150 Afghani (about 1.7 U.S. dollars), and the prices of flour and rice have also gone up. We always go to the bazaar and return home empty-handed." Thousands of Afghans had be

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