Afghanistan - Authorities in Afghanistan ban the use of toy guns and also the sales of it, about 120 children and teenagers suffer eye injuries from toy guns and rifles during celebrations to mark the end of Ramadan in Afghanistan.
Children toting toy guns that fire rubber or plastic pellets are a common sight during Eid al-Fitr, with sales surging every year amid the festivities that mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. More than 120 children and teenagers suffered eye injuries during three days of celebrations that ended on Sunday, according to health officials.
The government wants to reduce the influence of such toys on impressionable young minds, with many observers drawing a connection between juvenile war games and adult violence.
The ban follows an earlier increase on import tax for toy guns from 10 percent to 50 percent to discourage it. The move could lead to an emergence of adults' black markets and smuggling networks for childrens' toys, the Interior Ministry has warned, and the sellers won’t be paying any taxes at all. The situation will then mirror the lucrative regional black market for real firearms.
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