The Children of Afghanistan

Children of war, the boys and girls of Afghanistan grin into the lenses of the combat photographers. Tiny flowers, blooming in a harsh and desolate landscape, these children are a testament to the human spirit and the power of endurance.




Born into a world of incomprehensible madness and violence, their beauty profoundly affects everyone who sees them. They have never known a world without privation and suffering. Irrepressible, inescapable, these children are everywhere.

I do not take sides. No less human, no less vulnerable, each combat photographer and soldier who brought these images from bedeviled Afghanistan is also someone's child. They come from many nations: Sweden, Norway, Canada, France, not only America. They have borne witness to this tragedy, this black comedy: they have done what they can, in impossible circumstances.

Now you must bear witness in your turn: it is no less your duty. Do not forget the children of Afghanistan. They are your children, too.

Image Credits

Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Scott Olson/Getty Images
Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images
Manan Vatsyayana /AFP/Getty Images
Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
Sgt. Teddy Wade US Army
Sgt. Jennifer Cohen US Army
Cpl Simon Duchesne, Canadian Forces, JTF-Afg
Spc. Micah E. Clare US Army
MCpl Bruno Turcotte, Canadian Forces, Photographer HQ JTFA, roto 4.
Sgt. Russell Gilchrest US Army
Sgt. Rebecca Linder US Army
City of Muskogee, Police Department
Cpl. Mary E. Carlin, U.S. Marine Corps
Special gratitude is extended to Cpl. John Scott Rafoss USMC
Semper Fidelis

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[Andre17897]

Hey we had to watch this 'movie' for our homework. :D Sad pictures ...

[TubunMuzu]

@Andre17897 You're kidding. Who would assign this YouTube as homework? This I gotta know.

[arzgania]

Somehow after all this crap, I have a feeling that Afghanis will rise and take up their role as a deserving superpower in the not-so-distant future. Hang in there kiddos..

[TubunMuzu]

@arzgania Afghanistan is a made-up country, deeply divided, a collection of tribes and clans deeply suspicious of each other. They are not so much a superpower, growing up to a mighty tree. They are more like a humble weed, growing where nothing else will. The harder they are plucked, the hardier they become. They are astonishing people. I knew them in the refugee camps of Pakistan and in Kabul 2002.

[CHARKHXBEZAN247]

there was a time when afghans werent suspicious of each other. so much has happened. they will continue to rebuild. throughout history, afghans have never been wiped out. and they have been leaders in central Asia. They may not know our past, but they will not be able to forget us in the future.

[carloandtheotters]

@Andre17897 me too, funny huh? :D



[iMAfghanbooy]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GREAT VIDEO !! KEEP IT UP !!

[PinecrestRailroad]

Stop the war against Afghanistan