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Afghan Kids are The Most to Suffer From The Endless War

Published June 7th, 2019 - 09:03 GMT

As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb, not realising what it was or the dangers it posed, the curious kids picked up the device and took it to show to an aunt. And then it exploded, according to AFP.

Three children and the older relative were killed, and the remaining seven lost at least one limb each.

"I feel very sad when I see other girls walk towards school and I cannot walk like them," 10-year-old Rabia Gul, who lost her right leg in the blast, told AFP in a recent visit to her family's home.

According to the United Nations, 3,804 civilians -- including more than 900 children -- were killed in Afghanistan in 2018, with another 7,189 wounded.

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In this photograph taken on September 8, 2018, Afghan disabled children belonging to Hamisha Gul family who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, walk outside their house after a class in Khogyani the district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on September 8, 2018, Afghan disabled children belonging to Hamisha Gul family who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, walk outside their house after a class in Khogyani the district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on May 14, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, attend and study at a class in their house in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on May 14, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, attend and study at a class in their house in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb - a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb - a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue), 70, and her orphaned grandchildren pray on the tombs of her sons and grandsons killed by ISIS militants in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue), 70, and her orphaned grandchildren pray on the tombs of her sons and grandsons killed by ISIS militants in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Afghan man Hamisha Gul 65, looks as his disabled children eat breakfast in their house in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Afghan man Hamisha Gul 65, looks as his disabled children eat breakfast in their house in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue),70, holds a weapon as she stands among her orphaned children and grandchildren at their home in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue),70, holds a weapon as she stands among her orphaned children and grandchildren at their home in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s sons and grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, rest in their bedroom in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s sons and grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, rest in their bedroom in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb -- a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb -- a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

In this photograph taken on September 8, 2018, Afghan disabled children belonging to Hamisha Gul family who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, walk outside their house after a class in Khogyani the district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 14, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, attend and study at a class in their house in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb - a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue), 70, and her orphaned grandchildren pray on the tombs of her sons and grandsons killed by ISIS militants in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Afghan man Hamisha Gul 65, looks as his disabled children eat breakfast in their house in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue),70, holds a weapon as she stands among her orphaned children and grandchildren at their home in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s sons and grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, rest in their bedroom in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb -- a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on September 8, 2018, Afghan disabled children belonging to Hamisha Gul family who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, walk outside their house after a class in Khogyani the district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on September 8, 2018, Afghan disabled children belonging to Hamisha Gul family who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, walk outside their house after a class in Khogyani the district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 14, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, attend and study at a class in their house in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 14, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, attend and study at a class in their house in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb - a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb - a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue), 70, and her orphaned grandchildren pray on the tombs of her sons and grandsons killed by ISIS militants in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue), 70, and her orphaned grandchildren pray on the tombs of her sons and grandsons killed by ISIS militants in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Afghan man Hamisha Gul 65, looks as his disabled children eat breakfast in their house in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Afghan man Hamisha Gul 65, looks as his disabled children eat breakfast in their house in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue),70, holds a weapon as she stands among her orphaned children and grandchildren at their home in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on April 22, 2019, Afghan woman Niaz Bibi (C in blue),70, holds a weapon as she stands among her orphaned children and grandchildren at their home in the Kot district of the Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s sons and grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, rest in their bedroom in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
In this photograph taken on May 3, 2019, Hamisha Gul’s sons and grandchildren, who lost their legs following unexploded rocket explosion, rest in their bedroom in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb -- a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP
As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb -- a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

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