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Afgan children tell their stories

A leading children's charity has said that it wants the voices of Afghan children to resound in the corridors of power as international efforts get underway to rebuild their war-ravaged country. Save the Children has published Afghanistan's Children, a compilation of the fears, hopes and harsh experiences of 1,500 children from the streets of the Afghan capital Kabul to the refugee camps in Pakistan.

Save the Children has published Afghanistan's Children, a compilation of the fears, hopes and harsh experiences of 1,500 children from the streets of the Afghan capital Kabul to the refugee camps in Pakistan.

Barbara Mitchelmore, chair of the Scottish Council of Save the Children, said she hoped their moving and compelling stories would 'ensure that those rebuilding Afghanistan always keep their needs, rights and opinions in mind'.

The children's experiences, told through stories, poems and pictures, were due to be presented to the United Nations Special Summit on Children in New York, which was cancelled after the 11 September terrorist attacks.

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