8am: Credible sources within aid organizations working closely with residents of Jawzjan, Faryab, and Samangan provinces report that during this period, 68 infants and children under the age of five, approximately 70% of whom are girls, have been sold by families due to poverty, unemployment, and domestic violence, each fetching between 50,000 to 70,000 Afghanis. Sources add that the lack of oversight, limited access by human rights organizations, and restrictions imposed by the Taliban have prevented accurate reporting of child sales by the media and child advocacy organizations. Click here to read more (external link).