▁in ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Iran , ▁but ▁instead ▁are ▁tra ff icked ▁to ▁cam ps ▁for ▁par amil it ary ▁training ▁by ▁extrem ist ▁groups . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁is ▁making ▁significant ▁efforts ▁to ▁combat ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁continued ▁refer ral ▁of ▁identified ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁to ▁care ▁facilities . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁evidence ▁of ▁increasing ▁efforts ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁Afghan ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁pro sec ute ▁or ▁conv ict ▁tra ff ick ing ▁off enders ▁under ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁law , ▁and ▁pun ished ▁vict ims ▁of ▁sex ▁tra ff ick ing ▁with ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁ad ul tery ▁or ▁prost itution . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ' s ▁Office ▁to ▁Mon itor ▁and ▁Com bat ▁Tra ff ick ing ▁in ▁Pers ons ▁placed ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁" T ier ▁ 2 " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Prote ction ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁made ▁minimal ▁progress ▁in ▁protect ing ▁vict ims ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁Afghan istan ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁formal ▁procedure ▁to ▁identify ▁vict ims ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁The ▁government ▁continued ▁to ▁run ▁two ▁refer ral ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Par wan ▁and ▁J al al abad . ▁Under ▁a ▁formal ized ▁refer ral ▁agreement ▁established ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Afghan ▁police ▁continued ▁to ▁refer ▁women ▁victim ized ▁by ▁violence ▁to