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‘I’ve already sold my daughters; now, my kidney’: winter in Afghanistan’s slums

• Normille 5y ago
  Sell two of your children first, then your kidney. Call me old-fashioned if you like. But, in similarly dire straits, wouldn't most decent mums prioritise it the other way round?
  • nabla9 5y ago
    She sold them to marriage so that they don't die. They are still living with her.
    • Normille 5y ago
      >“I was forced to sell two of my daughters, an eight- and six-year-old,” she says. Hmmmm... I wonder how old they'll be allowed to get before the marriages are consummated?
• jevoten 5y ago
  > Drought, Covid-19 and the economic sanctions imposed after the Taliban seized power in August 2021 have had catastrophic consequences on the economy. More on these rarely mentioned US-imposed sanctions: https://theintercept.com/2022/01/19/crypto-afghanistan-sanctions-taliban/ https://theintercept.com/2022/01/19/crypto-afghanistan-sanct...