Kid selling gum on the street

Kabul, Day 5

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March 9th 2006
Today was "kid day." We spent the first part of the day at Aschiana, a school program that helps the "street children" of Kabul. The Director of the program told us the story of how he first conceived the idea of these schools: "10 years ago, I was walking home from work and a child of about 11 asked if I needed my shoes polished. I asked him why he was not ... read more

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Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequent... ... read more