. ▁Vict im ized ▁women ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁shelter ▁often ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁prison ; ▁some ▁women ▁chose ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁prison ▁for ▁protection ▁from ▁male ▁family ▁members . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁encourag ed ▁vict ims ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁investig ations ▁of ▁their ▁tra ff ick ers ▁during ▁the ▁reporting ▁period . ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁seek ▁red ress ▁are ▁imp eded ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁an ▁Afghan ▁victim ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁grave ▁danger ▁for ▁simply ▁ident ifying ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁ass ail ant . ▁ ▁Pre vention ▁During ▁the ▁reporting ▁period , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁made ▁no ▁disc ern ible ▁progress ▁in ▁prevent ing ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁The ▁M OW A ▁In iti ative ▁to ▁Str ength en ▁Policy ▁and ▁Adv oc acy ▁through ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁Institution ▁Building ▁launched ▁and ▁partially ▁fund ed ▁a ▁public ▁information ▁campaign ▁with ▁foreign ▁don or ▁support . ▁The ▁campaign ▁consisted ▁of ▁bill boards , ▁radio ▁sp ots , ▁and ▁a ▁short ▁radio ▁drama ▁series ▁on ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁and ▁target ed ▁all ▁ 3 4 ▁provinces . ▁Mon itor ing ▁reports ▁confirmed ▁increased ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing ▁issues . ▁The ▁AN P ▁worked ▁to ▁improve ▁its ▁age ▁ver ification ▁procedures ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁eliminate ▁child ▁soldiers ▁from ▁its ▁ranks . ▁While ▁the ▁government ▁issued ▁some ▁birth ▁certific ates ▁and ▁marriage ▁certific ates , ▁many ▁citizens ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁do ▁not ▁request ▁or ▁obtain ▁these ▁documents ; ▁fewer