At 9, she said, shebegan working in a brick factory for a few cents a week.

她在9岁时开始在一家砖厂上工，每周只能赚得几美分。

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Afghan girls walk past a brick factory on their way to class in Kabul.

在喀布尔，一群阿富汗女童经过一家砖厂前往学校上课。

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In 2008, a brick factory owner beat a young man to death for an escape attempt.

在2008年，一个年轻男子因试图逃走而被砖厂老板活活打死。

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Another detention facility was reportedly a former brick factory, just north of Kabul, known as the Salt Pit.

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