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[email protected] ISBN 978-92-9068-447-3 © 2008 International Organization for Migration (IOM) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, recording or otherwise without prior written permission from IOM. Disclaimer: All the victim names mentioned in this study are pseudonyms in order to protect their privacy. The persons in cover pictures are not victims of trafficking. Trafficking in Persons in Afghanistan Field Survey Report June 2008 1 Acknowledgements The research has been made possible by the Afghan Management and Marketing Consultants (AMMC) which designed and conducted the field survey. The AMMC, particularly Mr. Arbab Daud, also contributed a significant amount of findings from his literature review. The author would like to express her special thanks to Ms. Nigina Mamadjonova, IOM Afghanistan’ Counter Trafficking Programme Manager, and her team for closely liaising with the Afghan government counter-parts, such as members of the Criminal Investigations Department, Ministry of Interior, and providing up-to-date information and case records necessary for the research. During the editorial process, Mr. Yoichiro Ishihara, Senior Economist, World Bank, provided invaluable inputs for improvement. The research also benefited tremendously from the guidance and support from IOM Headquarters colleagues: Mr. Richard Danziger (Counter Trafficking Unit); Ms. Sarah Louise Craggs (Counter Trafficking Unit); Ms.