Tag: Afghanistan under Taliban

By Dr Aslam Abdullah Some 50 million sex workers known as prostitutes exist in our world today. Eighty percent of them are female and range in age between 13-25. Ninety percent of all prostitutes are dependent on a male pimp. Additionally, an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders each year. Seventy percent of them are female, and 50 percent are children. According to the UN, 37,000 girls under the age of 18 get married each day. If present trends continue, more than 140...