Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work | World News, The Indian Express

Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Kabul(afghanistan) |Published: July 24, 2019 3:59:24 pm

Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work

Like many children in Afghanistan, school is a luxury his family can no longer afford.

Signs of hardship are everywhere, from children begging in the streets to entire families — including children as young as five or six — working at brick kilns in the sweltering heat. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul.