Afghan children at work

Despite of children’s rights convention that bans children’s work, Afghan kids and youths are busy with their daily jobs on the roads, footpaths and city’s markets.

Due to last 3 decades of Afghan civil war, so many families have lost their parents. The only reason that makes the families to send their children work on the footpaths is the hunger.

Ahmad Jawad a young welding worker says” it is too hard for me to work in a welding workshop because I am too young to left heavy materials”.

What will be the future of these young Afghan labors that need education?

An Afghan citizen says” Government must provide the opportunity for these young workers to follow their education and when graduated find an easy job and feed their families”.

Lack of drinking water

Due to the sharp raise of population in Kabul City, some poor who can not afford to build or rent a house in the city, builds their houses in hillsides and mountains. The main problem of living in the mountains is lack of water. Kids suffer a lot from this, because they have to come to the ground level 4-5 times daily and supply water to their families.

Sports NewsAfghan Karate championship

The Afghan indoor Karate Championship was attended by 76 under 16, 18 and over 18 athletes from 5 cities; Kabul, Badakhsan, Ghor, Heart and Ghazni. Kabul Team with 120 points got the 1^st position, Heart and Ghazni got the 2^nd and 3^rd respectively.

Street Footballers World Cup 2007

Afghan Street Footballer Team that was placed in group C of this championship got the 4^th position in its group by beating England, Sweden, Kazakhstan and Zambia. In this championship that was participated by 48 countries, Afghan Footballers had 6 wins and 7 lose that placed them in 19 position of the Street Footballers World Cup. Scotland won the championship, Poland and Denmark got the 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively.

Chess

Under 16 and 18 Chess Team’s selection has started by participation of 60 Chess Players from 17 Cities. At the end of this championship that will take 8 days, 15 players will be selected for under 16 and 15 players will be selected for under 18 Afghan Chess Team. Moreover, 3 top players will be selected for Asian Chess Championship held in Kazakhstan.

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Kabul’s great sightseeing place Band-e-Qargha (Qargha Dam)

By Asya Amiri

Bande-e-Qargha (Qargha Dam) is one of the greatest sightseeing places in Kabul city. This dam has been handed over to private sectors, which has refurbished and paid extra attention in its decoration and setting places for families. But, no attention has been paid on its swimming section that takes lives of young swimmers every year.

Ahmad shekeb a young afghan says,” Qargha Dam is an interesting place, but some youths who can not swim, give their lives and add to their families’ sorrow. Meanwhile, the authorities can not offer any kind of help as they have not been provided with.”

Mohammad Hanif a police man added “we do not have any kinds of facility to rescue the people except a boat and a hook to pull out the dead bodies. We ask our government and other NGOs and Aid Agencies to train our staff and provide us necessary tools for rescue so that we will be able to save lives of those who can not swim well.

Afghanistan children’s Training and Educational Circus Championship 2007

By Yusuf Alemi

This Children Circus Championship that was participated by 140 Artists of various art fields, ended with the closing ceremony. Medals and gifts have been handed over to the lucky winners.

Masooda one of Circus Training Center and Rukhshana High School student said” I got the first prize in this competition, which was a sewing machine; I wish all kids try hard like me and get appreciation letters and prizes.”

Mr. Sher Ahmad Popal Director of Afghanistan Circus Training Center added “this championship was designed for students of our Circus Training Center and their motivation; we distributed 3 prizes for the winners. I hope all Afghan kids learn arts besides their school subjects and serve their people and country through their arts.

Afghan girl gets the 1^st prize in Asian Countries Children’s Arts Competition

By Najibullah Najib

An Afghan girl, who had the passion for Arts and painting in her house, had candidate her painting for Asian Children’s Arts Competition and got the first prize award. The painting shows aggression and violence on Afghan women. Besides the 1^st prize, the 2^nd and 3^rd prizes’ winners were Afghan kids respectively.

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