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Afghan Children Forgotten Victims of War

Afghan children 'forgotten victims' of war: UN <table width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="20" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> <h3><font size="3">ABC News, July 3, 2008</font></h3> <h1><font size="4">Afghan children 'forgotten victims' of war: </font></h1> <h2><font size="3">"I can't think of any country in the world where children suffer more than in Afghanistan"</font></h2><br /> <br /> <p align="justify"></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says children in Afghanistan suffer more than in any other country in the world from violence, war and poverty.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">It says Afghan children are not only caught up in fighting between Taliban rebels and international forces, but there is also evidence of an increasing number ending up on the frontlines.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN's special representative for Children in Armed Conflict, says Afghan children are the "forgotten victims" of three decades of war and violence.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">"I can't think of any! country in the world where children suffer more than in Afghanistan," Ms Coomaraswamy said.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">She says her organisation is to present a comprehensive report on the plight of children in Afghanistan to the United Nations Security Council in October.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2"><strong>Suicide bombers</strong></font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">Ms Coomaraswamy says UNICEF has "credible information that in the last few months there has been an increase in the number of children being in combat."</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">"We also have reports of individual cases of suicide bombers," she said.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">She has urged all parties involved in violence in Afghanistan to follow what she says is a Taliban edict banning young boys from fighting.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">"Talibans have stated that mujahedeen (holy warriors) are not allowed to take young boys with no facial hair onto the battlefield or into their private quarters," she said.</font></p> <p class="text"><font size="2">"We urge all parties, especially the anti-government elements, to take action to prevent children from being used in the battlefield."</font></p><font size="2"><br /> <br /> </font> <center> <div style="width: 90%;" class="side"><font size="2">"I can't think of any country in the world in which children suffer more than in Afghanistan. Because you not only have the terrible violations that occur during war but also the terrible poverty and hard workthat they have to engage in.<br /> <br /> In all our meetings with children it takes a lot of time to make them smile. That to me shows that there is not happiness in their hearts.<br /> <br /> We met children who had been maimed by aerial bombardment, night raids and other such perations.<br /> <br /> We have also been receiving allegations about sexual violence against boys. Afghan civil society is particularly concerned about what has been called the Bacha-bazi system or practice for young boys associated with military commanders."<br /> <br /> </font> <div class="writer"><font size="2"><a target="_blank" title="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/retrieveattachments?openagent" href="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/retrieveattachments?openagent&shortid=LSGZ-7G7H56&file=Full_Report.pdf">Full Report (PDF)</a></font></div></div></center><font size="2"><br /> <br /> </font> <center><font size="2">URL for news «Afghan children 'forgotten victims' of war: UN»<br /> </font> <div class="link"><font size="2"><a target="_blank" title="http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/07/03/afghan-children-forgotten-victims-of-war-un_9843.htmlCTRL Click to follow link" href="http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/07/03/afghan-children-forgotten-victims-of-war-un_9843.html">http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/07/03/afghan-children-forgotten-victims-of-war-un_9843.html</a></font></div><br /> </center></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="2"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/press/afghan-children-forgotten-victims-of-war.html" class="readon"> Read more...</a> </td> </tr> </table> <span class="article_seperator"> </span> </div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td valign="top" width="100%"> <table class="contentpaneopen"> <tr> <td class="contentheading" width="100%"> Help with a New Vehicle for the Facilities in Afghanistan </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=143" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=143','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="PDF"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/pdf_button.png" alt="PDF" name="PDF" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=143&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=42" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=143&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=42','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="Print"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/printButton.png" alt="Print" name="Print" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=143" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=143','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="E-mail"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/emailButton.png" alt="E-mail" name="E-mail" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="contentpaneopen"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSTEPHA%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <style></style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Recently, we were able to purchase a desperately needed automobile due to the generosity of a large donation from one of our sponsors. This car will be shared between the orphanages, and used to transport children to medical services and to other important appointments as necessary. In addition, supplies can be purchased from the least expensive venues and transported back to the centers, helping them to keep down costs. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The generous donation was able to pay for half of the automobile’s cost of $10,000, so we are looking to raise the additional $5000 to pay back the loan. If you feel inclined to donate to this cause, please use the designated donation form below for the Kabul Car Fund. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many of you know how valuable owning a vehicle can be in the place of using taxis or renting cars. We are very pleased that the orphanages now have a vehicle to better meet the children’s needs. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thank-you for your continued support. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="2"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/press/help-with-a-new-vehicle-for-the-facilities-in-afghanistan.html" class="readon"> Read more...</a> </td> </tr> </table> <span class="article_seperator"> </span> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="100%"> <table class="contentpaneopen"> <tr> <td class="contentheading" width="100%"> Exciting News from Afghanistan </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=142" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=142','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="PDF"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/pdf_button.png" alt="PDF" name="PDF" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=42" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=42','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="Print"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/printButton.png" alt="Print" name="Print" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=142" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=142','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="E-mail"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/emailButton.png" alt="E-mail" name="E-mail" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="contentpaneopen"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><img alt="" /><a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/afceco"><img border="0" src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/banners/Afceco%20flash%20banner%202008-8-19.png" alt="" title="" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Century Gothic" color="blue"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Century Gothic" color="blue"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">We are pleased to announce that our current orphanages in <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:place></st1:country-region> will now be run under the auspices of a newly-recognized, government-registered NGO, Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO). This new entity will allow the orphanage to gain greater access to assistance from available governmental programs, at this crucial time when many international donors are bolstering their support of the Afghan government with large donations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Century Gothic" color="blue"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">The orphanage coordinator you know so well, Andeisha, is the Director of this new NGO. Your sponsored children will continue to be cared for and educated in the same warm, loving, safe, and egalitarian manner. In fact, at a recent celebration in honor of AFCECO receiving official status, several top government officials were extremely impressed with the facilities. They proclaimed it to be the best orphanage they had seen in <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>! AFCECO also won second place among 50 other NGOS, in terms of having presented thorough documentation when applying for their NGO status. So, Charity Help International is very proud of the work Andeisha and others have accomplished at these orphanages and will continue to do in the future. </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Century Gothic" color="blue"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/afceco" title="">Sponsor a child today with AFCECO.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Century Gothic" size="2" color="blue"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><br /> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="2"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/press/exciting-news-from-afghanistan.html" class="readon"> Read more...</a> </td> </tr> </table> <span class="article_seperator"> </span> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="100%"> <table class="contentpaneopen"> <tr> <td class="contentheading" width="100%"> Food Crisis in Afghanistan </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=140" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=140','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="PDF"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/pdf_button.png" alt="PDF" name="PDF" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=42" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=42','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="Print"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/printButton.png" alt="Print" name="Print" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> <td align="right" width="100%" class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=140" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.charityhelp.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=140','win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" title="E-mail"> <img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/M_images/emailButton.png" alt="E-mail" name="E-mail" align="middle" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="contentpaneopen"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <div align="center"><img src="http://www.charityhelp.org/images/stories/rawa/rawa banner.jpg" width="760" height="127" align="center" hspace="6" alt="Image" title="Image" border="0" /></div> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;">News release by RAWA</span><br /> <st1:place w:st="on"> <st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;">Kabul</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;">, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><br /> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;">Monday, April 28, 2008</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Verdana;">Food Crisis in <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:place></st1:country-region></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">Another human disaster unfolds in <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. As the prices of food have gone sky-high in this war-stricken country in the past few weeks, fear of a human catastrophe comes in at the door of every poor Afghan. This country, which is solely dependent on the imported food items, has to do nothing but to leave its ill-fated people helpless.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">This food crisis has made it difficult for our orphanage’s administration as we need to provide all the needs for the children including exorbitant food items with a limited budget. Wheat flour and rice are the two main food items and their price has inflated with this rate:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <div align="center"> <table style="width: 473.65pt; margin-left: 7.65pt; border-collapse: collapse;" width="473.65pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="MsoNormalTable"> <tbody><tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="border-style: solid solid double; border-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt 1pt 2.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.85pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="152" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">Food Items <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid double none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 2.25pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 85.3pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="114" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">21-Mar-08 <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid double none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 2.25pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.6pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="109" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">10-Apr-08 <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid double none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 2.25pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.4pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="119" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">23-April-08 <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid double none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 2.25pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.5pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="138" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">% increase <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.85pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="152" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">Wheat Flour (50kg) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 85.3pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="114" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">1350 ($27) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.6pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="109" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">1800 ($36) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.4pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="119" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">3000 ($60) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.5pt; height: 13.5pt;" width="138" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: right;" align="right" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">222% <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.85pt; height: 12.75pt;" width="152" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">Rice (22 kg) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 85.3pt; height: 12.75pt;" width="114" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">1350 ($27) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81.6pt; height: 12.75pt;" width="109" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">1600 ($32) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.4pt; height: 12.75pt;" width="119" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">2100 ($42) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.5pt; height: 12.75pt;" width="138" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="text-align: right;" align="right" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">156% <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.85pt; height: 12.75pt;" width="152" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; 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