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Poverty has driven many Afghan children and their parents onto the streets or into dangerous and illegal work. Children are involved in prostitution, theft and drug dealing, sometimes forced there by their own families. Our work supports children who have ended up behind bars as a result.
Women in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Blog | 31st March 2008 | Afghanistan
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.
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Subscribe to AlertnetFEATURE-Afghan family devastated by suicide blast
Source: Reuters By Jonathon Burch KABUL, July 25 (Reuters) - Abdul Wahid was asleep in England when he received a panicked phone call. "Buy a plane ticket and hurry to Kabul!" his brother's voice said. ...
Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words?
Source: International Crisis Group The Karzai government and its international supporters must become much better at countering sophisticated Taliban propaganda if they are to defeat an insurgency that is driving a dangerous wedge between them and the Afghan people.
Once media-shy Taliban go hi-tech in propaganda war
Source: Reuters By Jonathon Burch KABUL, July 24 (Reuters) - The once media-shy Taliban have gone hi-tech with DVDs, mobile phone messages, ring-tones, emails and a website to publicise their exploits and lambast ...
NATO chief says will not hunt Taliban in Pakistan
Source: Reuters By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, July 24 (Reuters) - NATO will not enter Pakistan to hunt Taliban insurgents, but reserves the right to hit the militants there should they attack alliance troops across the ...
INTERVIEW-Afghanistan must back words with deeds on corruption
Source: Reuters By Jon Hemming KABUL, July 24 (Reuters) - The Afghan government makes all the right noises about fighting corruption, but it has to follow words with deeds, the World Bank president said on Thursday ...
