KABUL, Afghanistan—On a mountain pass outside Afghanistan’s capital, trucks barreling down the highway slow down when 11-year-old Sedaqat waves his homemade sign to warn of a hairpin turn.
He spends the entire day out in the bitter cold, working as a volunteer traffic warden on a treacherous bend in the road and accepting tips from grateful drivers. On a good day he‘ll make the equivalent of $4, which he’ll use to support his family.
Sedaqat, who like many Afghans has only one name, is one of several children who make money as volunteer traffic wardens on the Maipur Pass, along the main highway from the capital, Kabul, to Pakistan.
11-year-old Sedaqat receives a tip from a motorist on the Maipur Pass, along the main highway from Kabul to Pakistan, near Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 5, 2017. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul
