Focus on:

Afghanistan: Source, transit and destination countr. Afghan women and young girls are trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation, internally and to Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and elsewhere in the Gulf. Afghanistan is also a destination for women and girls from China, Iran, and Tajikistan. Tajik women and children are also believed to be trafficked through Afghanistan to Pakistan and Iran for commercial sexual exploitation

Albania:  Source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. It is no longer considered a major country of transit. Albanian victims are trafficked to Greece, Italy, Macedonia, and Kosovo, with many trafficked onward to Western European countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands. Approximately half of all Albanian trafficking victims are under age 18. Internal sex trafficking of women and children is on the rise.

Algeria:  Transit country for men and women trafficked from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation. These men and women often enter Algeria voluntarily, but illegally, with the assistance of smugglers. Once in Algeria, however, women are coerced into commercial sexual exploitation to pay off smuggling debts.

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