The Afghan government officially started implementing the Law on Protection of Child Rights which has been passed by President Ashraf Ghani and was printed on the official gazette on March 11.

The Child Protection Act was a much-debated topic in the parliament last year, but the former MPs did not reach a consensus to approve the act over the age of children. 

According to the law, boys and girls under the age of 18 are deemed as children. 

The law has 16 chapters and 118 articles.

The rights of children for citizenship, identity, registration and birth, the right to be breastfed, prohibiting misuse of children, prohibiting abuse of children, having the right of freedom for children from religious minorities, the right of access to services, and the right of education are parts of the law.

In this episode of Mehwar, host Sadaf Amiri discusses the topic with Justice Minister Abdul Basir Anwar.