UNICEF: 1 out of 5 children work in Afghanistan

The United Nations Children’s Fund says that one out of every five children in Afghanistan is engaged in hard work.

UNICEF wrote in a tweet that in Afghanistan, 1 in 5 children is engaged in hard labor, often due to one or more of these related issues.

This organization said that migration, separation from family, dropping out of school and poverty are among the reasons that force children to work.

UNICEF added that child labor in Afghanistan should be prevented.