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Afghan mothers forced to sell their children to survive as starvation threatens millions
Aid groups say more children could die from malnutrition in Afghanistan over the next few months than the total number of people killed in the 20-year war.
Fatima is facing a torturous decision no mother should ever have to face: selling her toddler to prevent her other children from starving to death.
- Rashida Yosufzai
- SBS
The 21-year-old has so far resisted, but there’s pressure from her family, who are also starving and have no money for food.
Fatima recently had to move back in with her 60-year-old father in a crowded house to avoid homelessness.
But her father also has other children to look after.
“I asked my father, ‘What should I do with this child?’
He said ‘let…