Poverty-stricken parents sell children in Afghan capital

Poverty-stricken parents sell children in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan - Sabira (2nd from R) and her father Mohammad Gul stand in front of their home with some of her siblings in the western outskirts of Kabul.

U.S. sanctions drag Afghan women back into poverty

STORY: U.S. sanctions drag Afghan women back into poverty DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the view of Bamiyan and a craft market 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HUMIRA AHMADI, Trader 3. various of a craft market in Bamiyan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SABIRA, Handicraft seller STORYLINE: In Afghanistan's Bamiyan province, Bazaarcha-e-Hunar used to be a popular handicraft market. In recent months, the market selling products made by local women has been losing popularity as tourism has dwindled to almost nothing. After the Taliban's takeover of the country last August, the U.S. government has frozen nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars of Afghan central bank assets, which has worsened the war-torn country's already fragile economy. U.S. President Joe Biden issued a decree in February, allocating 3.5 billion dollars of the Afghan assets for 9/11 victims' families and another 3.5 billion dollars for humanitarian assistance in Afgha

Poverty-stricken parents sell children in Afghan capital

Poverty-stricken parents sell children in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan - Sabira (2nd from R) and her father Mohammad Gul stand in front of their home with some of her siblings in the western outskirts of Kabul. (Kyodo)