Prostitution in Afghanistan

Prostitution in Afghanistan

Prostitution in Afghanistan was illegal under the rule of the Taliban, [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/721.htm Taliban] ] and remains illegal as many police raids have been conducted in Kabul where prostitutes from the People's Republic of China cater to Western men. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h55ms2zqAElgptk-5scNqC9waofwD919UUSG0 Chinese prostitutes imported to Afghanistan] ] The punishment for prostitution is the death penalty. [ [http://www.newser.com/article/d91afif80/despite-denial-and-punishment-sex-trade-thrives-in-afghanistan.html] ]

ee also

*Taliban treatment of women

References

External links

* [http://www.rawa.org/rospi.htm Prostitution under the rule of the Taliban]
* [http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/01/16/prostitution-thrives-in-afghanistan.html Prostitution thrives in Afghanistan]
* [http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/01/18/prostitution_thrives_in_afghanistan/8771/ Prostitution thrives in Afghanistan 2]
* [http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1017/p08s02-wosc.html AIDS follows Afghanistan's 'miniglobalization']
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-prostitutes-arrested-in-kabul-restaurant-raids-466118.html Chinese prostitutes arrested in Kabul 'restaurant' raids]
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10367994 Chinese 'restaurants' rated too spicy for Afghan men]


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