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'Mother And Father Sold Me' -- Afghan Children Reveal 'Heartbreak' Of Human Trafficking


'Mother And Father Sold Me' -- Afghan Children Reveal 'Heartbreak' Of Human Trafficking
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They are young, vulnerable, and preyed upon by human traffickers. Each year dozens of children in Afghanistan are sold into slavery or even worse fates. Their families, usually very poor, hand them over to smugglers in exchange for the promise of cash. Some kids are even groomed as suicide bombers for the Taliban. RFE/RL spoke to two children who escaped from the clutches of the traffickers. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)

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