Poverty is driving women into the sex industry in Northern Afghanistan

High food prices, drought, unemployment and lack of socio-economic opportunities are pushing some women and young girls in northern Afghanistan into commercial sex work, women’s rights activists and several affected women told IRIN.

IRIN reports on Wednesday from Mazar-i-Sharif : “Afghanistan: Food prices fuelling sex work in north?”:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=79278

Last week the UN appealed for millions of dollars to help Afghans:
UN appeals for US$400 million to help Afghans