The Department of Labor and Social Affairs of Jawzjan reported that over 14,000 children in this province are engaged in hard labor.

Noorullah Musafir, the head of the Labor and Social Affairs of Jawzjan, said: "We have surveyed 14,000 children underage who are engaged in hard labor, and the plans and programs for the future are to find suitable work for them, whether in terms of education and training or other sectors so that they can be freed from this predicament."

Meanwhile, some children say that due to economic challenges, they are forced to engage in hard labor.

In Sheberghan, the capital of Jawzjan province, many children, instead of going to school, are busy working in brick factories.

Instead of playing childhood games, they engage in strenuous work to provide for their families' living expenses.

Habib-ur-Rahman, a child laborer, said: "Out of necessity, we are making bricks here; we need to be helped to study because it is time for us to learn."

Yaseen, another child, says: "I come here out of necessity to make bricks; educational opportunities should be provided for us."

The families of these children, whose daily income does not exceed 200 Afghani, are not only worried about economic challenges but are also deeply concerned about their children being deprived of education and call on the authorities to address their problems.

Abdul Sattar, a laborer, said: "If we had the means, we would send our children to school. Today, we are wandering from place to place due to poverty and compulsion. We face many problems, and we spend our days in the scorching heat, working with bricks and mud."

Previously, a number of child laborers in other provinces of the country had also requested that the interim government authorities provide educational opportunities and address the economic challenges faced by their families.