Afghanistan Blog
Our work in Afghanistan supports some of the most marginalised children in the world. They have grown up in prison with their mothers or are in prison for crimes that should never have been punished with imprisonment.
Keep up to date with our work and with news from the country here.
Women in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Blog | 31st March 2008
The challenges facing women in Afghanistan are severe. The country is ranked second from bottom on the UN's Gender Development Index and many barriers to education, work and human rights remain. But there are glimmers of hope amongst the darkness. War Child's Security Manager tells us more.
Winter in the West
Afghanistan Blog | 1st February 2008
Our field director in Afghanistan reports on life during one of the worst winters in living memory and its impact on the street children we work with.
From Kabul to the West
Afghanistan Blog | 12th November 2007
Desolation, unhappy memories and western arrogance haunt our Afghanistan field director's journey west from Kabul.
First day in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Blog | 6th November 2007
Our new field director in Afghanistan has an eye-opening first day in Kabul before heading west to start working on our project there.
Security in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Blog | 31st October 2007
War Child's CEO Mark Waddington takes a look at the changing face of the security situation in Afghanistan where War Child staff work under the shadow of violence.
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