A number of child laborers in the capital said that due to the absence of a guardian in their families, they are forced to work on the streets from dawn to dusk.

They are asking the acting government officials for support.

Zahra is one of these working children who, with her small hands, carries the heavy burden of her family and shines shoes to cover the expenses.

This 10-year-old girl said that she is the sole breadwinner for her family of six.

Zahra shared her challenges with a TOLOnews reporter: "My father is sick and in the hospital, and my mother doesn't work and stays at home. The Taliban had also taken me, not allowing me to work."

Other children, like Zahra, are also busy working in the corners of the capital.

They urge the acting government officials to cooperate with their families.

"We work here, but they take us away, calling us beggars. They don't give us anything, nor do they allow us to work," said Waris, a child laborer.

"I don't beg; I work. There is no one else at home to work for us," said Sediqa, another child laborer.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said it is supporting the children.

Samiullah Ebrahimi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, said: "Those children who are introduced to the Ministry by the committee for collecting beggars, most of whom are engaged in hard labor, will be taken in by the Ministry in orphanages where they will be cared for."

Earlier, the United Nations said on World Day Against Child Labour that approximately 160 million children worldwide are deprived of education and engaged in work.