▁period , ▁some ▁tra ff icked ▁boys ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁government - run ▁or phan ages ▁and ▁a ▁facility ▁for ▁ju ven ile ▁crim inals ▁while ▁their ▁cases ▁were ▁being ▁investig ated , ▁while ▁adult ▁men ▁are ▁kept ▁in ▁det ention ▁cent ers ▁during ▁investigation . ▁Living ▁conditions ▁in ▁government - run ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁extremely ▁poor ▁and ▁some ▁cor rupt ▁officials ▁may ▁have ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁children ▁and ▁forced ▁them ▁into ▁prost itution . ▁The ▁anti - tra ff ick ing ▁law ▁perm its ▁foreign ▁vict ims ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁months ; ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁reports ▁of ▁foreign ▁vict ims ▁making ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁provision ▁of ▁imm igration ▁relief . ▁ ▁Ser ious ▁concerns ▁remain ▁regarding ▁government ▁officials ▁who ▁pun ish ▁vict ims ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing ▁for ▁acts ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁committed ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁being ▁tra ff icked . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁were ▁ja iled ▁pending ▁resolution ▁of ▁their ▁legal ▁cases , ▁despite ▁their ▁recognized ▁victim ▁status . ▁Fem ale ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁or ▁otherwise ▁pun ished ▁for ▁prost itution ▁and ▁fle eing ▁forced ▁mar ri ages ▁for ▁tra ff ick ing ▁purposes . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁women ▁who ▁fled ▁their ▁homes ▁to ▁escape ▁these ▁types ▁of ▁forced ▁mar ri ages ▁reported ▁being ▁ra ped ▁by ▁police ▁or ▁treated ▁by ▁police ▁as ▁crim inals ▁simply ▁for ▁not ▁being ▁ch aper oned