Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families

Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families

Jobless, debt ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice but to sell a kidney -- one of a growing number of Afghans willing to sacrifice an organ to save their families.The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bl...

Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families

The practice has become widespread in some parts of the country, where people have faced job loss and poverty under the Taliban.

'It's Either This or Selling My 1-yr-old Daughter': Desperate Afghans Forced to Sell Kidneys for Food

The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed 'one kidney village'.

Desperate Afghans Resort To Selling Their Kidneys To Feed Families

Jobless, debt ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice but to sell a kidney -- one of a growing number of Afghans willing to sacrifice an organ to save their families. The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village". "I had to do it for the sake of my children," Nooruddin told AFP in the city, close to the border with Iran. …

Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families

Jobless, debt ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice but to sell a kidney -- one of a growing number of Afghans willing to sacrifice an organ to save their famil…

Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families

HERAT (AFGHANISTAN) - Jobless, debt ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice but to sell a kidney -- one of a growing number of Afghans willing to sacrifice an organ to save their families.