Afghan Children

An Afghan child sits with his father and watches during Operation Tazi in Khadan Village, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. The operation was an ANP lead mission supported by Canadian police mentors and Soldiers. The objective of the operation was to search and clear the village of any weapons or improvised explosive device making materials. (22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Jones)

Children stop tending to the crop to watch the patrol Fighting alongside the Afghan National Army and Police in Helmand (Photo by Maj. Paul Smyth MOD/UK Crown Copyright 2010)

MUSAHI DISTRICT, Afghanistan -- An Afghan child in a Turkish military uniform sits at shura Jan. 24. The shura was held for villagers and Turkish military leadership to discuss problems with the district and the future of the Afghan youth, and a volleyball game between Turkish Soldiers and Afghan youth was held afterward. ( ISAF Joint Command photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Tuttle )

A young deaf boy plays in the dirt in a village near Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, Oct. 18.

(SHOUZ VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN) ? U.S. Army Captain Kerry Taylor, right, ARSIC-West Humanitarian Aid and Civil Affairs Team officer, gives a ?high-five? to a child during a visit to his village in Shouz Valley of western Afghanistan, July 16. Taylor and his team were visiting villages throughout the valley whose elders had requested aid for a well to be drilled.

GOZARAH, Afghanistan-Village girls wait as the Afghan National Police unload a shipment of humanitarian aid at their village, Feb. 4. Food, winter clothing and supplies were delivered to 300 villagers of Gozarah district in Herat province of western Afghanistan. (ISAF photo by U.S. Air Force TSgt Laura K. Smith)(released)

Afghan children living in Qa Ryeh Sirakin, a village in Farah Province, occupy their time during a shura held with ISAF Deputy Commander, British Lt. Gen. Nick Parker, April 7, 2010. Gen. Parker attended the shura with Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials to assess the needs and capabilities of residents in the village. (ISAF Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rylan K. Albright)

FARAH, Afghanistan (March 8, 2010) --Sadia, an 8-year-old Afghan girl, watches as Farah Province Gov. Rahool Amin and other dignitaries arrive at the International Women’s Day Celebration at the governor’s compound, March 8, 2010. Sadia was one of many children who attended the event, which drew a crowd of over 600 local Afghan women. (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tracy DeMarco)-

Afghan children stand near the Tuberculosis (TB) Ward at Farah Hospital in Farah, Afghanistan, May 1, 2010. The Government Islamic CHIN FARCI,Afghanistan (May 2 2010)--Republic of Afghanistan medical officials in Farah Province are pushing for stronger preventative medical measures and urgent treatment when dealing with TB. (ISAF photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rylan K. Albrigh

An Afghan child would like to know details of the purpose of a pair of goggles on the helmet of a U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, 401st Military Police Company in the village of Sequala, Jalrez District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, 11 May, 2010. The M.P.'s are here to maintain good relationships with the people of this village. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Russell GilchrestReleased)

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 1) The Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) officially named June 1st as Children's Day throughout Afghanistan. In honor of this newly appointed day, there was a ceremony held for the children and in return the children sang and preformed a play for the audience. The children were given school supplies, toys, candy and clothes. Also, to celebrate this day a park was opened. There are great things happening throughout Afghanistan, today is just another example of its improvement. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez, IJC Public Affairs)

KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (March 30, 2010) —Schoolboys read in a classroom at the Ghazikhankel School in the Tagab valley. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark O’Donald/Released)

Afghan children pose for a picture in a local bazaar while holding an artificial flower at Bagram, Afghanistan , April 16, 2010. (US Army Photo by Spc. Brandon Evans/Released)(100416-A-4242E-042)

An Afghan child waits to receive a vaccination during an outreach effort in Logar Province. The Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team works to improve security, support good governance, and enhance development in the area. (ISAF Public Affairs Photo)

Mahajerbad (Farah) June 9th - Children received medical care by the medicals who moved to the village

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Volunteers from International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters in Kabul visted the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital Burn Ward downtown to bring gifts and raise the spirits of the children through coloring, reading and playing games. ISAF volunteers have visited the burn ward on numerous ocassions and donated much-needed medical supplies. ISAF Photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist Petty Officer 1st Class Monica R. Nelson

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Volunteers from International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters in Kabul visted the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital Burn Ward downtown to bring gifts and raise the spirits of the children through coloring, reading and playing games. ISAF volunteers have visited the burn ward on numerous ocassions and donated much-needed medical supplies. ISAF Photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist Petty Officer 1st Class Monica R. Nelson

081120-N-6651N-066 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Children burned from improvised explosive devices placed in the ground by Afghanistan's enemies of peace, or from kerosene lamps that burst in their homes, receive care at the Indira Ghandi Institute of Child's Health, the only pediatric hospital in the country, located in Kabul. The recovery for these children is dependent on international aid donations. The hospital receives $400 a month to run the entire place, not merely the burn ward. The children's burn ward is a regular recipient of medical supplies brought in by International Security Assistance Force volunteers. ISAF Photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist Petty Officer 1st Class Monica R. Nelson

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Volunteers from International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters in Kabul visted the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital Burn Ward downtown to bring gifts and raise the spirits of the children through coloring, reading and playing games. ISAF volunteers have visited the burn ward on numerous ocassions and donated much-needed medical supplies. ISAF Photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist Petty Officer 1st Class Monica R. Nelson

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Volunteers from International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters in Kabul visted the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital Burn Ward downtown to bring gifts and raise the spirits of the children through coloring, reading and playing games. ISAF volunteers have visited the burn ward on numerous ocassions and donated much-needed medical supplies. ISAF Photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist Petty Officer 1st Class Monica R. Nelson

CHAGHCHARAN, Afghanistan--A local village child poses for a photo while members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) team assigned to Camp Whiskey give out school supplies at the site of a future park. The CIMIC team is building the first public park in the village and hopes to complete the project by next year. ISAF is assisting the Afghan government in extending and exercising its authority and influence across the country, creating the conditions for stabilization and reconstruction. (ISAF photo by U.S. Air Force TSgt Laura K. Smith)(released)

An Afghan child waits to receive a vaccination during an outreach effort in Logar Province. The Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team works to improve security, support good governance, and enhance development in the area. (ISAF Public Affairs Photo)

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