istan , ▁were ▁then ▁subject ed ▁to ▁forced ▁labor . ▁ ▁Women ▁and ▁girls ▁from ▁Pakistan , ▁T aj ik istan , ▁and ▁possibly ▁U g anda ▁and ▁China ▁are ▁forced ▁into ▁prost itution ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁Some ▁international ▁security ▁contract ors ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁sex ▁tra ff ick ing ▁of ▁these ▁women . ▁Bro th els ▁and ▁prost itution ▁rings ▁are ▁sometimes ▁run ▁by ▁foreign ers , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁links ▁to ▁larger ▁criminal ▁networks . ▁T aj ik ▁women ▁are ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁tra ff icked ▁through ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁for ▁prost itution . ▁Tra ff icked ▁Iran ian ▁women ▁trans it ▁Afghan istan ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁reported ▁that ▁children ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Afghan ▁National ▁Police ▁( AN P ) ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁government ▁is ▁taking ▁measures ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁age ▁ver ification ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁AN P . ▁Children ▁from ▁ages ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁suic ide ▁bom bers ▁by ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁Some ▁children ▁have ▁been ▁trick ed ▁or ▁forced ▁to ▁become ▁suic ide ▁bom bers . ▁O thers ▁are ▁heavily ▁ind o ctr in ated ▁or ▁are ▁not ▁aware ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁carrying ▁explos ives , ▁which ▁are ▁then ▁set ▁off ▁rem ot ely ▁without ▁their ▁knowledge . ▁Some ▁child ▁soldiers ▁used ▁by ▁ins urg ent ▁groups ▁were ▁sex ually ▁explo ited . ▁Boys ▁are ▁sometimes ▁promised ▁en roll ment ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁schools