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  • >>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR WORLD

  • >>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR WORLD

  • >>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR WORLD LEAD.

  • LEAD.

  • LEAD. A DISTRESSING STORY OUT OF

  • A DISTRESSING STORY OUT OF

  • A DISTRESSING STORY OUT OF AFGHANISTAN SHOWING THE HARSH

  • AFGHANISTAN SHOWING THE HARSH

  • AFGHANISTAN SHOWING THE HARSH REALITY OF THE HUMANITARIAN

  • REALITY OF THE HUMANITARIAN

  • REALITY OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ENGULFING THE COUNTRY,

  • CRISIS ENGULFING THE COUNTRY,

  • CRISIS ENGULFING THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY POST-TALIBAN RULE.

  • ESPECIALLY POST-TALIBAN RULE.

  • ESPECIALLY POST-TALIBAN RULE. DESPERATE FAMILIES SO

  • DESPERATE FAMILIES SO

  • DESPERATE FAMILIES SO IMPOVERISHED THEY TELL CNN THEY

  • IMPOVERISHED THEY TELL CNN THEY

  • IMPOVERISHED THEY TELL CNN THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SELL THEIR

  • HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SELL THEIR

  • HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SELL THEIR YOUNG DAUGHTERS INTO SOME

  • YOUNG DAUGHTERS INTO SOME

  • YOUNG DAUGHTERS INTO SOME TWISTED FORM OF MARRIAGE IN THIS

  • TWISTED FORM OF MARRIAGE IN THIS

  • TWISTED FORM OF MARRIAGE IN THIS EXCLUSIVE REPORT CNN WITNESSES

  • EXCLUSIVE REPORT CNN WITNESSES

  • EXCLUSIVE REPORT CNN WITNESSES THE TRAGIC FATE FACING THESE

  • THE TRAGIC FATE FACING THESE

  • THE TRAGIC FATE FACING THESE HELPLESS LITTLE GIRLS IN THIS

  • HELPLESS LITTLE GIRLS IN THIS

  • HELPLESS LITTLE GIRLS IN THIS CULTURE WHERE GIRLS AND WOMEN

  • CULTURE WHERE GIRLS AND WOMEN

  • CULTURE WHERE GIRLS AND WOMEN ARE TOO OFTEN TREATED

  • ARE TOO OFTEN TREATED

  • ARE TOO OFTEN TREATED HORRIFICALLY.

  • HORRIFICALLY.

  • HORRIFICALLY. THE PARENTS GAVE US FULL ACCESS

  • THE PARENTS GAVE US FULL ACCESS

  • THE PARENTS GAVE US FULL ACCESS AND PERMISSION TO TALK TO THE

  • AND PERMISSION TO TALK TO THE

  • AND PERMISSION TO TALK TO THE CHILDREN AND SHOW THEIR FACES

  • CHILDREN AND SHOW THEIR FACES

  • CHILDREN AND SHOW THEIR FACES BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT

  • BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT

  • BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT CHANGE THE PRACTICE THEMSELVES.

  • CHANGE THE PRACTICE THEMSELVES.

  • CHANGE THE PRACTICE THEMSELVES. CNN'S ANNA COREN REPORTS.

  • CNN'S ANNA COREN REPORTS.

  • CNN'S ANNA COREN REPORTS. >> Reporter: IN THIS DESOLATE

  • >> Reporter: IN THIS DESOLATE

  • >> Reporter: IN THIS DESOLATE LANDSCAPE, NOT A SCRAP OF

  • LANDSCAPE, NOT A SCRAP OF

  • LANDSCAPE, NOT A SCRAP OF VEGETATION IN SIGHT.

  • VEGETATION IN SIGHT.

  • VEGETATION IN SIGHT. A MAKESHIFT CAMP FOR THE

  • A MAKESHIFT CAMP FOR THE

  • A MAKESHIFT CAMP FOR THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED.

  • INTERNALLY DISPLACED.

  • INTERNALLY DISPLACED. AMONG ITS RESIDENTS, 9-YEAR-OLD

  • AMONG ITS RESIDENTS, 9-YEAR-OLD

  • AMONG ITS RESIDENTS, 9-YEAR-OLD PAWANA.

  • PAWANA.

  • PAWANA. HER BRIGHT PINK DRESS, SQUEALS

  • HER BRIGHT PINK DRESS, SQUEALS

  • HER BRIGHT PINK DRESS, SQUEALS OF LAUGHTER AND CHILDHOOD GAMES.

  • OF LAUGHTER AND CHILDHOOD GAMES.

  • OF LAUGHTER AND CHILDHOOD GAMES. A RUSE TO THE HORRORS UNFOLDING

  • A RUSE TO THE HORRORS UNFOLDING

  • A RUSE TO THE HORRORS UNFOLDING IN THIS INHOSPITABLE

  • IN THIS INHOSPITABLE

  • IN THIS INHOSPITABLE ENVIRONMENT.

  • ENVIRONMENT.

  • ENVIRONMENT. HER FAMILY MOVED TO THIS CAMP

  • HER FAMILY MOVED TO THIS CAMP

  • HER FAMILY MOVED TO THIS CAMP FOUR YEARS AGO AFTER HER FATHER

  • FOUR YEARS AGO AFTER HER FATHER

  • FOUR YEARS AGO AFTER HER FATHER LOST HIS JOB.

  • LOST HIS JOB.

  • LOST HIS JOB. HUMANITARIAN AID AND MENIAL WORK

  • HUMANITARIAN AID AND MENIAL WORK

  • HUMANITARIAN AID AND MENIAL WORK EARNING $3 A DAY PROVIDING THE

  • EARNING $3 A DAY PROVIDING THE

  • EARNING $3 A DAY PROVIDING THE BASIC STAPLES TO SURVIVE.

  • BASIC STAPLES TO SURVIVE.

  • BASIC STAPLES TO SURVIVE. BUT SINCE THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER,

  • BUT SINCE THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER,

  • BUT SINCE THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER, 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO, ANY MONEY OR

  • 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO, ANY MONEY OR

  • 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO, ANY MONEY OR ASSISTANCE HAS DRIED UP.

  • ASSISTANCE HAS DRIED UP.

  • ASSISTANCE HAS DRIED UP. AND WITH EIGHT MOUTHS TO FEED,

  • AND WITH EIGHT MOUTHS TO FEED,

  • AND WITH EIGHT MOUTHS TO FEED, HER FATHER IS NOW DOING THE

  • HER FATHER IS NOW DOING THE

  • HER FATHER IS NOW DOING THE UNTHINKABLE.

  • UNTHINKABLE.

  • UNTHINKABLE. I HAVE NO WORK, NO MONEY, NO

  • I HAVE NO WORK, NO MONEY, NO

  • I HAVE NO WORK, NO MONEY, NO FOOD.

  • FOOD.

  • FOOD. I HAVE TO SELL MY DAUGHTER, HE

  • I HAVE TO SELL MY DAUGHTER, HE

  • I HAVE TO SELL MY DAUGHTER, HE SAYS.

  • SAYS.

  • SAYS. I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.

  • I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.

  • I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. PAWANA WHO DREAMS OF GOING TO

  • PAWANA WHO DREAMS OF GOING TO

  • PAWANA WHO DREAMS OF GOING TO SCHOOL AND BECOMING A TEACH,

  • SCHOOL AND BECOMING A TEACH,

  • SCHOOL AND BECOMING A TEACH, APPLIES MAKEUP.

  • APPLIES MAKEUP.

  • APPLIES MAKEUP. A FAVORITE PASTIME FOR LITTLE

  • A FAVORITE PASTIME FOR LITTLE

  • A FAVORITE PASTIME FOR LITTLE GIRLS.

  • GIRLS.

  • GIRLS. BUT SHE KNOWS SHE'S PREPARING

  • BUT SHE KNOWS SHE'S PREPARING

  • BUT SHE KNOWS SHE'S PREPARING FOR WHAT AWAITS HER.

  • FOR WHAT AWAITS HER.

  • FOR WHAT AWAITS HER. MY FATHER HAS SOLD ME BECAUSE WE

  • MY FATHER HAS SOLD ME BECAUSE WE

  • MY FATHER HAS SOLD ME BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE BREAD, RICE AND

  • DON'T HAVE BREAD, RICE AND

  • DON'T HAVE BREAD, RICE AND FLOWER.

  • FLOWER.

  • FLOWER. HE'S SOLD ME TO AN OLD MAN.

  • HE'S SOLD ME TO AN OLD MAN.

  • HE'S SOLD ME TO AN OLD MAN. THE WHITE BEARDED MAN WHO CLAIMS

  • THE WHITE BEARDED MAN WHO CLAIMS

  • THE WHITE BEARDED MAN WHO CLAIMS HE'S 55 YEARS OLD COMES TO

  • HE'S 55 YEARS OLD COMES TO

  • HE'S 55 YEARS OLD COMES TO COLLECT HER.

  • COLLECT HER.

  • COLLECT HER. HE'S BOUGHT HER FOR 200,000

  • HE'S BOUGHT HER FOR 200,000

  • HE'S BOUGHT HER FOR 200,000 AFGHANIS, JUST OVER 200,000 U.S.

  • AFGHANIS, JUST OVER 200,000 U.S.

  • AFGHANIS, JUST OVER 200,000 U.S. DOLLARS.

  • DOLLARS.

  • DOLLARS. COVERED UP, PARWANA WHIPPERS AS

  • COVERED UP, PARWANA WHIPPERS AS

  • COVERED UP, PARWANA WHIPPERS AS HER MOTHER HOLDS HER.

  • HER MOTHER HOLDS HER.

  • HER MOTHER HOLDS HER. THIS IS YOUR BRIDE.

  • THIS IS YOUR BRIDE.

  • THIS IS YOUR BRIDE. PLEASE TAKE OF HER.

  • PLEASE TAKE OF HER.

  • PLEASE TAKE OF HER. OF COURSE, I WILL TAKE CARE OF

  • OF COURSE, I WILL TAKE CARE OF

  • OF COURSE, I WILL TAKE CARE OF HER, REPLIES THE MAN.

  • HER, REPLIES THE MAN.

  • HER, REPLIES THE MAN. HIS LARGE HANDS GRAB HER SMALL

  • HIS LARGE HANDS GRAB HER SMALL

  • HIS LARGE HANDS GRAB HER SMALL FRAME.

  • FRAME.

  • FRAME. PARWANA TRIES TO PULL AWAY.

  • PARWANA TRIES TO PULL AWAY.

  • PARWANA TRIES TO PULL AWAY. AS HE CARRIES HER ONLY BAG OF

  • AS HE CARRIES HER ONLY BAG OF

  • AS HE CARRIES HER ONLY BAG OF BELONGSINGS SHE AGAIN RESISTS.

  • BELONGSINGS SHE AGAIN RESISTS.

  • BELONGSINGS SHE AGAIN RESISTS. DIGGING HER HEELS INTO THE DIRT,

  • DIGGING HER HEELS INTO THE DIRT,

  • DIGGING HER HEELS INTO THE DIRT, BUT IT'S FUTILE.

  • BUT IT'S FUTILE.

  • BUT IT'S FUTILE. THE FATE OF THIS SMALL HELPLESS

  • THE FATE OF THIS SMALL HELPLESS

  • THE FATE OF THIS SMALL HELPLESS CHILD HAS BEEN SEALED.

  • CHILD HAS BEEN SEALED.

  • CHILD HAS BEEN SEALED. CHILD MARRIAGE IS NOTHING NEW IN

  • CHILD MARRIAGE IS NOTHING NEW IN

  • CHILD MARRIAGE IS NOTHING NEW IN POOR, RURAL PARTS OF

  • POOR, RURAL PARTS OF

  • POOR, RURAL PARTS OF AFGHANISTAN, BUT HUMAN RIGHTS

  • AFGHANISTAN, BUT HUMAN RIGHTS

  • AFGHANISTAN, BUT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARE REPORTING

  • ACTIVISTS ARE REPORTING

  • ACTIVISTS ARE REPORTING INCREASING CASES BECAUSE OF THE

  • INCREASING CASES BECAUSE OF THE

  • INCREASING CASES BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

  • ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

  • ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ENGULFING THE COUNTRY.

  • ENGULFING THE COUNTRY.

  • ENGULFING THE COUNTRY. >> THESE ARE DEVASTATING

  • >> THESE ARE DEVASTATING

  • >> THESE ARE DEVASTATING DECISIONS THAT NO PARENT SHOULD

  • DECISIONS THAT NO PARENT SHOULD

  • DECISIONS THAT NO PARENT SHOULD EVER HAVE TO MAKE AND IT REALLY

  • EVER HAVE TO MAKE AND IT REALLY

  • EVER HAVE TO MAKE AND IT REALLY SPEAKS TO WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY

  • SPEAKS TO WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY

  • SPEAKS TO WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY BREAKDOWN IS HAPPENING IN

  • BREAKDOWN IS HAPPENING IN

  • BREAKDOWN IS HAPPENING IN AFGHANISTAN RIGHT NOW.

  • AFGHANISTAN RIGHT NOW.

  • AFGHANISTAN RIGHT NOW. >> FOR MONTHS, THE U.N. HAS BEEN

  • >> FOR MONTHS, THE U.N. HAS BEEN

  • >> FOR MONTHS, THE U.N. HAS BEEN WARNING OF A CATASTROPHE AS

  • WARNING OF A CATASTROPHE AS

  • WARNING OF A CATASTROPHE AS AFGHANISTAN, A WAR-RAVAGED AID

  • AFGHANISTAN, A WAR-RAVAGED AID

  • AFGHANISTAN, A WAR-RAVAGED AID DEPENDENT COUNTRY DESCENDS INTO

  • DEPENDENT COUNTRY DESCENDS INTO

  • DEPENDENT COUNTRY DESCENDS INTO A BRUTAL WINTER.

  • A BRUTAL WINTER.

  • A BRUTAL WINTER. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CENTRAL

  • BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CENTRAL

  • BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CENTRAL BANK ASSETS WERE FROZEN AFTER

  • BANK ASSETS WERE FROZEN AFTER

  • BANK ASSETS WERE FROZEN AFTER THE TALIBAN SWEPT TO POWER IN

  • THE TALIBAN SWEPT TO POWER IN

  • THE TALIBAN SWEPT TO POWER IN AUGUST.

  • AUGUST.

  • AUGUST. BANKS ARE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.

  • BANKS ARE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.

  • BANKS ARE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. WAGES HAVEN'T BEEN PAID FOR

  • WAGES HAVEN'T BEEN PAID FOR

  • WAGES HAVEN'T BEEN PAID FOR MONTHS WHILE FOOD PRICES SOAR.

  • MONTHS WHILE FOOD PRICES SOAR.

  • MONTHS WHILE FOOD PRICES SOAR. ACCORDING TO THE U.N., MORE THAN

  • ACCORDING TO THE U.N., MORE THAN

  • ACCORDING TO THE U.N., MORE THAN HALF THE POPULATION DOESN'T KNOW

  • HALF THE POPULATION DOESN'T KNOW

  • HALF THE POPULATION DOESN'T KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL IS COMING

  • WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL IS COMING

  • WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM AND MORE THAN 3 MILLION

  • FROM AND MORE THAN 3 MILLION

  • FROM AND MORE THAN 3 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 FACE

  • CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 FACE

  • CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 FACE ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN THE COMING

  • ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN THE COMING

  • ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN THE COMING MONTHS.

  • MONTHS.

  • MONTHS. >> PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN NEED A

  • >> PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN NEED A

  • >> PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN NEED A LIFELINE.

  • LIFELINE.

  • LIFELINE. >> Reporter: AND WHILE A BILLION

  • >> Reporter: AND WHILE A BILLION

  • >> Reporter: AND WHILE A BILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN PLEDGED BY U.N.

  • DOLLARS HAS BEEN PLEDGED BY U.N.

  • DOLLARS HAS BEEN PLEDGED BY U.N. DONORS TO HELP THE AFGHAN

  • DONORS TO HELP THE AFGHAN

  • DONORS TO HELP THE AFGHAN PEOPLE, LESS THAN HALF THOSE

  • PEOPLE, LESS THAN HALF THOSE

  • PEOPLE, LESS THAN HALF THOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS THE

  • FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS THE

  • FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HOLDS

  • INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HOLDS

  • INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HOLDS OFF RECOGNIZING THE TALIBAN

  • OFF RECOGNIZING THE TALIBAN

  • OFF RECOGNIZING THE TALIBAN GOVERNMENT.

  • GOVERNMENT.

  • GOVERNMENT. >> PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN WILL BE

  • >> PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN WILL BE

  • >> PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN WILL BE DYING OF HUNGER IN THE NEXT

  • DYING OF HUNGER IN THE NEXT

  • DYING OF HUNGER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

  • COUPLE OF MONTHS.

  • COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND NOT JUST A FEW.

  • AND NOT JUST A FEW.

  • AND NOT JUST A FEW. THIS IS JUST MAKING PEOPLE MORE

  • THIS IS JUST MAKING PEOPLE MORE

  • THIS IS JUST MAKING PEOPLE MORE AND MORE VULNERABLE.

  • AND MORE VULNERABLE.

  • AND MORE VULNERABLE. AND WE CANNOT ACCEPT THAT.

  • AND WE CANNOT ACCEPT THAT.

  • AND WE CANNOT ACCEPT THAT. >> Reporter: SENTIMENTS SHARED

  • >> Reporter: SENTIMENTS SHARED

  • >> Reporter: SENTIMENTS SHARED BY THE TALIBAN.

  • BY THE TALIBAN.

  • BY THE TALIBAN. >> WE ARE ASKING AID AGENCIES TO

  • >> WE ARE ASKING AID AGENCIES TO

  • >> WE ARE ASKING AID AGENCIES TO COME BACK TO AFGHANISTAN AND

  • COME BACK TO AFGHANISTAN AND

  • COME BACK TO AFGHANISTAN AND HELP THESE POOR PEOPLE.

  • HELP THESE POOR PEOPLE.

  • HELP THESE POOR PEOPLE. OTHERWISE THE CRISIS WILL

  • OTHERWISE THE CRISIS WILL

  • OTHERWISE THE CRISIS WILL WORSEN.

  • WORSEN.

  • WORSEN. >> FOR THIS FAMILY IN A

  • >> FOR THIS FAMILY IN A

  • >> FOR THIS FAMILY IN A NEIGHBORING PROVINCE, THEY ARE

  • NEIGHBORING PROVINCE, THEY ARE

  • NEIGHBORING PROVINCE, THEY ARE TRYING TO SELL TWO DAUGHTERS.

  • TRYING TO SELL TWO DAUGHTERS.

  • TRYING TO SELL TWO DAUGHTERS. A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 4-YEAR-OLD FOR

  • A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 4-YEAR-OLD FOR

  • A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 4-YEAR-OLD FOR A THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS EACH.

  • A THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS EACH.

  • A THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS EACH. >> DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY ARE

  • >> DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY ARE

  • >> DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY ARE SELLING YOU, THE JOURNALIST ASKS

  • SELLING YOU, THE JOURNALIST ASKS

  • SELLING YOU, THE JOURNALIST ASKS HER?

  • HER?

  • HER? BECAUSE WE ARE A POOR FAMILY AND

  • BECAUSE WE ARE A POOR FAMILY AND

  • BECAUSE WE ARE A POOR FAMILY AND DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD TO EAT, SHE

  • DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD TO EAT, SHE

  • DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD TO EAT, SHE SAYS.

  • SAYS.

  • SAYS. ARE YOU SCARED, HE ASKS.

  • ARE YOU SCARED, HE ASKS.

  • ARE YOU SCARED, HE ASKS. >> YES, I AM.

  • >> YES, I AM.

  • >> YES, I AM. >> ANOTHER FAMILY IN THE

  • >> ANOTHER FAMILY IN THE

  • >> ANOTHER FAMILY IN THE PROVINCE BORROWED MONEY FROM

  • PROVINCE BORROWED MONEY FROM

  • PROVINCE BORROWED MONEY FROM THEIR 70-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR.

  • THEIR 70-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR.

  • THEIR 70-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR. NOW HE'S DEMANDING IT BACK, BUT

  • NOW HE'S DEMANDING IT BACK, BUT

  • NOW HE'S DEMANDING IT BACK, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE EXCEPT

  • THEY HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE EXCEPT

  • THEY HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE EXCEPT THEIR 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

  • THEIR 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

  • THEIR 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. >> MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T WANT TO

  • >> MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T WANT TO

  • >> MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T WANT TO GO AND IS CRYING ALL THE TIME.

  • GO AND IS CRYING ALL THE TIME.

  • GO AND IS CRYING ALL THE TIME. I AM SO ASHAMED, HE SAYS.

  • I AM SO ASHAMED, HE SAYS.

  • I AM SO ASHAMED, HE SAYS. TERRIFIED, SHE THREATENS TO TAKE

  • TERRIFIED, SHE THREATENS TO TAKE

  • TERRIFIED, SHE THREATENS TO TAKE HER LIFE.

  • HER LIFE.

  • HER LIFE. IF THEY PUSH ME TO MARRY THE OLD

  • IF THEY PUSH ME TO MARRY THE OLD

  • IF THEY PUSH ME TO MARRY THE OLD MAN, I WILL KILL MYSELF.

  • MAN, I WILL KILL MYSELF.

  • MAN, I WILL KILL MYSELF. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MY

  • I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MY

  • I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MY PARENTS.

  • PARENTS.

  • PARENTS. DAYS LATER, SHE DISCOVERS THE

  • DAYS LATER, SHE DISCOVERS THE

  • DAYS LATER, SHE DISCOVERS THE SALE HAS BEEN FINALIZED.

  • SALE HAS BEEN FINALIZED.

  • SALE HAS BEEN FINALIZED. ANOTHER AFGHAN CHILD SOLD INTO A

  • ANOTHER AFGHAN CHILD SOLD INTO A

  • ANOTHER AFGHAN CHILD SOLD INTO A LIFE OF MISERY.

  • LIFE OF MISERY.

  • LIFE OF MISERY. JAKE, IT IS GUT-WRENCHING

  • JAKE, IT IS GUT-WRENCHING

  • JAKE, IT IS GUT-WRENCHING KNOWING WHAT THESE YOUNG GIRLS

  • KNOWING WHAT THESE YOUNG GIRLS

  • KNOWING WHAT THESE YOUNG GIRLS WILL BE SUBJECTED TO.

  • WILL BE SUBJECTED TO.

  • WILL BE SUBJECTED TO. JUST AN UPDATE ON YOUNG -- THE

  • JUST AN UPDATE ON YOUNG -- THE

  • JUST AN UPDATE ON YOUNG -- THE LAST GIRL IN OUR STORY THERE.

  • LAST GIRL IN OUR STORY THERE.

  • LAST GIRL IN OUR STORY THERE. SHE WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE

  • SHE WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE

  • SHE WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE 70-YEAR-OLD MAN IN THE COMING

  • 70-YEAR-OLD MAN IN THE COMING

  • 70-YEAR-OLD MAN IN THE COMING DAYS.

  • DAYS.

  • DAYS. IT'S JUST A TRAGIC FATE THAT

  • IT'S JUST A TRAGIC FATE THAT

  • IT'S JUST A TRAGIC FATE THAT AWAITS THIS YOUNG GIRL.

  • AWAITS THIS YOUNG GIRL.

  • AWAITS THIS YOUNG GIRL. NOW IF THE AID SITUATION IS NOT

  • NOW IF THE AID SITUATION IS NOT

  • NOW IF THE AID SITUATION IS NOT ADDRESSED URGENTLY, THE U.N.

  • ADDRESSED URGENTLY, THE U.N.

  • ADDRESSED URGENTLY, THE U.N. PREDICTS THAT BY THE MIDDLE OF

  • PREDICTS THAT BY THE MIDDLE OF

  • PREDICTS THAT BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, 97% OF AFGHANS WILL

  • NEXT YEAR, 97% OF AFGHANS WILL

  • NEXT YEAR, 97% OF AFGHANS WILL BE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY

  • BE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY

  • BE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, NOT -- MEANING THAT HUNGER

  • LINE, NOT -- MEANING THAT HUNGER

  • LINE, NOT -- MEANING THAT HUNGER AND STARVATION WILL BE FACING

  • AND STARVATION WILL BE FACING

  • AND STARVATION WILL BE FACING THESE PEOPLE ALONE, BUT THAT

  • THESE PEOPLE ALONE, BUT THAT

  • THESE PEOPLE ALONE, BUT THAT OTHER GIRLS WILL END UP LIKE

  • OTHER GIRLS WILL END UP LIKE

  • OTHER GIRLS WILL END UP LIKE MAGAL AND PARWANA.

  • MAGAL AND PARWANA.

  • MAGAL AND PARWANA. >> SUCH A HORRIBLE STORY.

  • >> SUCH A HORRIBLE STORY.

  • >> SUCH A HORRIBLE STORY. IT'S TOUGH TO WATCH.

  • IT'S TOUGH TO WATCH.

  • IT'S TOUGH TO WATCH. YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED --

  • YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED --

  • YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED -- THESE TRADITIONS, AWFUL THING

  • THESE TRADITIONS, AWFUL THING

  • THESE TRADITIONS, AWFUL THING WAS PREDATED THE TALIBAN TAKING

  • WAS PREDATED THE TALIBAN TAKING

  • WAS PREDATED THE TALIBAN TAKING OVER, AGAIN, BUT HOW HAS THE

  • OVER, AGAIN, BUT HOW HAS THE

  • OVER, AGAIN, BUT HOW HAS THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER IN AFGHANISTAN

  • TALIBAN TAKEOVER IN AFGHANISTAN

  • TALIBAN TAKEOVER IN AFGHANISTAN EARLIER THIS YEAR MADE IT WORSE.

  • EARLIER THIS YEAR MADE IT WORSE.

  • EARLIER THIS YEAR MADE IT WORSE. HOW HAS IT EXACERBATED THIS

  • HOW HAS IT EXACERBATED THIS

  • HOW HAS IT EXACERBATED THIS PROBLEM OF FAMILIES SELLING

  • PROBLEM OF FAMILIES SELLING

  • PROBLEM OF FAMILIES SELLING THEIR DAUGHTERS.

  • THEIR DAUGHTERS.

  • THEIR DAUGHTERS. >> ABSOLUTELY.

  • >> ABSOLUTELY.

  • >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

  • YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

  • YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR

  • THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR

  • THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR FOREVER.

  • FOREVER.

  • FOREVER. HOWEVER, FROM THE LOCAL

  • HOWEVER, FROM THE LOCAL

  • HOWEVER, FROM THE LOCAL JOURNALISTS THAT WE'VE BEEN

  • JOURNALISTS THAT WE'VE BEEN

  • JOURNALISTS THAT WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO AND WORKING WITH,

  • SPEAKING TO AND WORKING WITH,

  • SPEAKING TO AND WORKING WITH, THEY SAY THAT ONCE UPON A TIME

  • THEY SAY THAT ONCE UPON A TIME

  • THEY SAY THAT ONCE UPON A TIME IT WAS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

  • IT WAS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

  • IT WAS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. NOW IT IS OUT IN THE OPEN.

  • NOW IT IS OUT IN THE OPEN.

  • NOW IT IS OUT IN THE OPEN. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS

  • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS

  • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS OBVIOUSLY REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE

  • OBVIOUSLY REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE

  • OBVIOUSLY REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE THE TALIBAN AS AN OFFICIAL

  • THE TALIBAN AS AN OFFICIAL

  • THE TALIBAN AS AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT AND AS A RESULT THEY

  • GOVERNMENT AND AS A RESULT THEY

  • GOVERNMENT AND AS A RESULT THEY ARE FREEZING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

  • ARE FREEZING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

  • ARE FREEZING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RESERVES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE

  • IN RESERVES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE

  • IN RESERVES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN.

  • GO TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN.

  • GO TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN. THEY ARE DOING THIS TO TRY AND

  • THEY ARE DOING THIS TO TRY AND

  • THEY ARE DOING THIS TO TRY AND HOLD THE TALIBAN TO ACCOUNT,

  • HOLD THE TALIBAN TO ACCOUNT,

  • HOLD THE TALIBAN TO ACCOUNT, ESPECIALLY ON THEIR RECORD

  • ESPECIALLY ON THEIR RECORD

  • ESPECIALLY ON THEIR RECORD REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN

  • REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN

  • REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN AND OF YOUNG GURLS.

  • AND OF YOUNG GURLS.

  • AND OF YOUNG GURLS. BUT BY PUNISHING THE TALIBAN IT

  • BUT BY PUNISHING THE TALIBAN IT

  • BUT BY PUNISHING THE TALIBAN IT MEANS THAT THAT MONEY IS NOT

  • MEANS THAT THAT MONEY IS NOT

  • MEANS THAT THAT MONEY IS NOT GETTING TO AFGHANS MOST

  • GETTING TO AFGHANS MOST

  • GETTING TO AFGHANS MOST VULNERABLE WHICH, OBVIOUSLY,

  • VULNERABLE WHICH, OBVIOUSLY,

  • VULNERABLE WHICH, OBVIOUSLY, INCLUDES THE GIRLS IN OU

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