Is selling sex criminalised?
Selling sex is illegal and can be prosecuted as a form of adultery or unlawful sexual relationship under Zina laws - 427 Penal Code
Is organising/managing criminalised?
Afghan law does not directly address sex work so technically no laws against organising and managing
Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?
No
Is there mandatory registration?
No
Is sex work recognised as work?
No
Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?
No
Sources/further reading
UNDP et al (2012) Sex Work and the Law in Asia and the Pacific: Laws, HIV and human rights in the context of sex work, available at http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/hivaids/English/HIV-2012-S…
Sexual Rights Initiative Database, available at https://sexualrightsdatabase.org/page/welcome
Article 427 of the Afghan Penal Code - https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4c58395a2.pdf
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