- Conflict in Afghanistan
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- Conflict in Afghanistan
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People and Stories
Children of Conflict
Al Jazeera
This stirring program looks at the extraordinary circumstances facing Afghanistan's children, who are mired in poverty, orphaned by war, and stuck in an endless cycle of conflict. The young victims are a stark reminder that war mostly effects those who have the least to do with it.
Treatment Lacking for Afghanistan's Addicts
National Public Radio
A stunning look at heroin addiction in Afghanistan, where opiates are in such large and cheap supply that they replace typical medicine to relieve headaches. Afghan addicts are surrounded by heroin while treatment remains scarce, ensuring a long future of abuse.
Drug Adddiction, and Misery, Increase in Afghanistan
National Public Radio
NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and photojournalist Holly Pickett capture the tragic story of Karima, an Afghan opium addict raising six children in brutal poverty. Brought up in a cloud of smoke, the children's deterioting health is a direct result of Karima's daily habit, which is easier to feed than their hungry mouths.