Editor in Chief: Moh. Reza Huwaida Monday, April 29th, 2024

The Increase in Child Labor and Crippled Beggars

Afghanistan's poor economy is a global fact and dilemma. Afghanistan is still one of the poorest countries in the world and thus there are struggles for reviving the economy in the country. There is an opportunity to be seized, the presence of international community, but it is also clear that international community only provides guidelines for survival, however the most important function and responsibility remains for the government and the other concerned organs inside the country.

Kabul is the capital, it is the economic and political center of Afghanistan but the most unexpected scenes and incidents can be observed in Kabul city. It is the task of concerned government officials and offices to manage discipline in the city and clean it from all evils, corrupt people and as well as all illegal acts.

Child labor is a great problem all over the world, but city discipline is also an important function of concerned government offices, especially if that is the capital city. People complain about existence of uncountable elderly disabled and suffering people in different parts of Kabul city, for instance in front of information, youth and culture ministries.

Such people have either been victimized by Taliban for crimes or have lost their organs in the anti-Russian or civil conflicts. They are brought to the city center with worst situation to portray their disabled body organs to people so as to beg money. The issue of "Spandi Children" who paddle tin cans of smoke to helpless passengers in transit is something very evident in all parts of Kabul city.

Children that belong to the most destitute families are sent to streets to ignite Spand in shops and cars for getting money. On the other hand, presence of crippled children in Kabul city bazaar is another matter of great concern, they are completely crippled and are compelled to shout for money and help from those who pass by.

It is never clear for the government and people whether the disabled children, whose feet or hands are cut, belong to any possible criminal organization or individual or they are of poor families. Those disabled elderly men and women who are in the most important parts of the city, belong to the category affected by wars.

Afghanistan's government has a ministry which holds the responsibility of managing affairs of Shuhada and disabled people. The question that is created here is that what is the existence philosophy and reason for such a ministry in government framework, asit has not been able to collect and feed countable disabled people from city center, near the ministries, vicinity of presidential palace and other parts of city where foreign and important national institutions exist.

On the other hand, the municipality building has long been constructed, but authentically it seems that all the budget and efforts are based on just decorating the municipality and installing useless photos around it. The main task of organizing city and providing master plans for managing its affairs is still very far from the infant Kabul municipality.

It is undoubtedly the first or the second duty of municipality officials to collect disabled children, who are disturbing mentalities of all in front of the jewelry shops and corrupt women who carry children for begging money. Presence of such people defames the country to a large extent. Consequently, the municipality and other concerned organs have the responsibility to protect discipline in the city by segregating different categories especially the disabled elders and children so that they don't disturb citizens.