[2] the country is deeply religious and one of the most conservative countries in the world, where sex outside marriage is not only against the law but could lead to serious consequences, even capital punishment [3][4] paying .for sex gives [clients] easy access to women that they. Emboldened by success in afghanistan, the taliban is now ordering religious leaders to provide them with lists of girls over the age of 15 to enter into ‘marriages’ to taliban fighters. Accordingly, this research aimed to explore the perspectives and experiences of married afghan women and men as they navigate and negotiate sex, sexuality, and intimate relationships following settlement in melbourne, australia This chapter portrays women and girls forced by poverty into sex work in kabul, and notes that even whole families can be involved Some afghan traffickers have subjected afghan boys to bacha bazi in germany, hungary, north macedonia, and serbia
Traffickers have subjected women and girls from the people’s republic of china, iran, pakistan, the philippines, sri lanka, and tajikistan to sex trafficking in afghanistan. In afghanistan, prostitution is illegal and is considered a serious crime The government and law enforcement agencies in the country take a strict stance against prostitution, and those involved in the sex trade face severe penalties if caught.
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