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Afghan children 'forgotten victims' of war: UN
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<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 />
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<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 />
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<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 />
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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 />
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We met children who had been maimed by aerial
bombardment, night raids and other such perations.<br />
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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 />
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