Afghanistan: Deteriorating economy urges Afghan families to sell their children and body organs

Many Afghan families are forced to sell their children and organs due to the interruption of international aid following the Taliban seizure of the country, according to the Organization of World Peace.

According to the United Nations World Food Programme, around 23 million Afghans are suffering severe levels of hunger, and 9 million people are at risk of famine. In a statement published at the end of March, the United Nations stated that more than 97% of the country’s population could live below the poverty bar by the middle of this year.

The selling of children and kidneys is only one of the harrowing consequences of the years-long war in Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country. The conflict has caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of millions of others.