Child labour rampant in Afghanistan

Many children in Afghanistan are among the most exploited members of society, being forced to work almost as soon as they can walk.

This brick factory where young boys work to pay off their family's debts is just one of many examples of child labour in the country.

Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.

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[citizenwill1]

Debt = Slavery.

[cchessmaster]

@craigdavid00 You are delusional if you think government run schools are about education. They are indoctrination centers. Read some history that is not taught in public schools. Read, "The deliberate dumbing down of America", available free online.

[LesageMathieu]

@cchessmaster There are a lot of countries in the world who provide a good public education. America doesnt (where i come neither, at least not on the primary and secondary level). Its not a question of state intervention rather than a question a low standards and utter disrespect for classical culture.

[GWARCUM]

@svetabozinovic04 The Russian war...LOL Afghanistan was supported by the USSR since 1919, that war was another anti communist proxy war backed by the USA. Just another case of the USA causing shit someone else's country.

[2012freegaza]

@knoose lmao

[svetabozinovic04]

@WondersofCrazyness It should be! Afgans should know that they ll have constant war untill they change their mind and attitude against rest of the world (they had problems with russians, and later with west). They should show gesture of good will and change their nature, for beginning to stop child abuse (in any way) Till then, rest of the world consider them like sub human being.

[WondersofCrazyness]

@svetabozinovic04 you do know theres a war going on over there

[eriksic]

whats the big deal..its better then having them running around takin drugs and blowing shit up

[svetabozinovic04]

Change something!!!You have army,police, and power there stop them. Stop child abuse now!!!

[lindabebe835]

Makes you grateful for what you have. God bless these children.

[60NXNP09]

@cchessmaster Correct!!!!!!!!!

[craigdavid00]

@cchessmaster It's the lesser of two evils. Would I prefer a purely privatized model over what we have now? No. The people who are going to cash into a privatized system are surely not your average, ordinary folk who only want the best. Those in power, no different than those in government, will see their opportunity to implement their skewed ideology and will pursue it.