In Herat, child laborers work among drug users, crime

In Herat, child laborers work among drug users, crime

Every morning, hundreds of children gather in parks, markets and roadside intersections across the western Afghan city of Herat to earn a few afghanis polishing shoes, collecting scrap or carrying goods — work they say has replaced childhood, school and safety. An investigation by Amu TV found that many of these children labor in environments marked by drug addiction, crime and exploitation, while children living in migrant settlements outside t…