by Dr. Hakim For Omid, Mursal, Mehdi, and the Afghan Peace Volunteers, this winter in Afghanistan was different from the usual. “This is the Afghan story, that I’ve been a breadwinner since I was very little,” 19 year old Omid said with perceptible angst. It is a usual story for young Afghans to have prematurely … Continue reading REFLECTION: Ending the war inside and outside us
AFGHANISTAN: How many global crises can a fifteen year-old Afghan take?
by Dr. Hakim On 31st Jan, I followed Zekerullah, an Afghan Peace Volunteer who coordinates the Borderfree Street Kids School in Kabul, to visit Zuhair and his family in their rented room. Zuhair attends the School on Fridays with 92 other working and street kids, a minuscule number in the context of 6 million working … Continue reading AFGHANISTAN: How many global crises can a fifteen year-old Afghan take?