A number of working and orphaned children in Sheberghan, the capital of Jawzjan province, have called on the caretaker government and aid organizations to support and provide financial assistance.

Abdul Qayum, a 14-year-old boy who has been doing hard labor for the past six years to meet the needs of his seven-member family, has asked for opportunities for work and education.

He expressed his request to TOLOnews as follows: “We have seven people to feed, and I am the one providing for the family. I ask the Islamic Emirate to help us so that we can study and have a better future.”

Many working children in Jawzjan have been deprived of schooling due to economic problems.

They are asking the caretaker government to create opportunities for their education.

 “I work from morning to evening and earn 150 to 200 afghani. I use this money to buy bread and meet household needs. I ask the Emirate to help us so that we can study,” said Idris, one of these children.

 “I use 150 afghani for bread and 40 afghani to buy sesame halva. I ask the Islamic Emirate to help us so that we can study and become doctors or engineers in the future,” said Hayatullah, a child.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said it will not only support working children but also provide them with vocational and technical training opportunities.

 “Our goal is to address the issues of working children and encourage them to learn skills suited to their abilities. By activating technical and vocational centers, we aim to prevent children from engaging in hard labor,” said Samiullah Ebrahimi, the spokesperson for the ministry.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, approximately 10,000 orphaned and abandoned children are currently being cared for and educated in orphanages under the ministry across the country.