Islamic Emirate Calls for United Regional Efforts Against Human Trafficking
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has urged regional countries to take action against human trafficking, describing it as a serious challenge. Mujahid said that Afghan citizens are being transported out of the country by regional traffickers.
According to Mujahid, the interim government has been actively combating human trafficking and considers it one of its critical duties. Speaking to , he said, “We call on neighboring countries to prevent human trafficking. Unfortunately, Afghans are being sent across borders through dangerous routes by traffickers in the region, and even organs are being trafficked, which is regrettable.”
Experts said that human trafficking occurs when individuals are deceived or exploited for someone else’s profit. Illegal transportation of people out of the country, organ trafficking, and forced labor are types of human trafficking that, according to analysts, require joint international cooperation to prevent.
Salim Paigir, a political analyst, said, “As much as the Islamic Emirate tries to apprehend traffickers domestically and bring them to justice, it is equally the responsibility of regional and global countries to prevent the trafficking of our youth to those countries.”
Asifa Stanikzai, an advocate for migrant rights, said, “It is essential that regional countries collaborate on combating human trafficking, including child trafficking, sexual trafficking, forced marriage, organ trafficking, and labor trafficking, and establish a strategic framework for joint action.”
In its latest report, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that over the past three years, more than eight million Afghans have left their country. Many of them, facing challenges in obtaining visas, resort to illegal migration routes by paying traffickers.
