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Afghan children collecting trash to survive

Shadi Khan Saif , KarachiAugust 13, 2014

In Pakistan's biggest city Karachi, a large number of Afghan refugees are associated with the informal recycling industry: they are collecting things others have thrown away to make a living. It's especially children who do the work - instead of going to school, it's estimated that tens of thousands of Afghan kids are sorting through trash.

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