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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHowever, much of the aid sent in the form of virtual gifts is reduced after TikTok and foreign intermediaries deduct conversion fees, leaving only a fraction for the needy. \u201cUsers inside and outside Afghanistan often act as intermediaries to ensure the gifts reach those in need,\u201d social media activist Mohsen Niko told Independent Persian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite Taliban restrictions on TikTok and online games such as PUBG, Afghan users continue to bypass bans using VPNs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shift highlights how online platforms are replacing streets as a lifeline for many families. But the system is fragile, burdened by limited internet access, banking restrictions, and high transaction costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United Nations reports that nearly 30 million of Afghanistan\u2019s 40 million people require humanitarian aid in 2025, with 7.8 million women and children in urgent need of food assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many struggling families, TikTok live streams have become not just a new way of begging but a desperate means of survival in a country still trapped in humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A year after the Taliban banned street begging in Afghanistan and imposed jail terms on violators, many of the country\u2019s poor and child laborers have turned to online platforms such as TikTok to survive. According to a report by Independent Persian, an increasing number of destitute Afghans\u2014particularly in Kabul\u2014are now using TikTok live streams to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":133044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329","service":"facebook","timestamp":1757057471,"status":"error"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[14938,14937,14939],"class_list":["post-133043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","tag-aid-appeals-using-social-media-platforms","tag-economic-pressure-on-afghans","tag-taliban-ruke"],"yoast_head":"\n