In Afghanistan anyway, the price is quite low as people are discovering that with the Taliban firmly in charge, there is little work to be had.
“I received an offer from a shop owner, a man I knew had no children,” Nazir continued. “He offered 20,000 afghans [Afghan currency, AFN] for my daughter Safia to live with him and work in his shop. If I ever get the 20,000 Afghans to buy her back, he said I could. But I can’t sell my daughter for that low a price, so I asked for 50,000. We are still discussing. She may have a better future working in a shop than staying with me, and the price may save my family.”
50,000 AFN is roughly $576.43
Taliban have been in charge now for only a couple of weeks. Care to speculate what a child might bring come winter?
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