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Photofeature on Afghanistan by Carlos Reyes-Manzo The Children of Afghanistan Photographs copyright © Carlos Reyes-Manzo 2002 It is over one year since the Taliban regime was overthrown in Afghanistan. The Taliban have gone but their legacy remains. When you visit the ICRC landmine rehabilitation centre you realise the legacy of years' of civil war is felt everyday by the children. Thousands of children have been injured and killed by landmines and most of them are girls or women who are the ones who collect the water and crops in the fields. Children are still living in refugee camps. In Kabul thousands of children are working to help their families survive. Amid all the suffering you see children enjoying traditional games and when you talk to them you realize that their lives are a mixture of pain and hope for a better future.
Maslag refugee camp near Mazar i Sharif		Maslag refugee camp near Mazar i Sharif		School at Aryen Medical Centre in Peshawar
Children playing in the ruins of the former frontline in Kabul		Kabul		Collecting water at dawn in Ghazni
Girl with polio at ICRC centre, Kabul		Fatema and Shabana, injured by landmines, ICRC centre, Kabul		Aryen Medical Centre in Kabul
Kabul		Kabul		Aryen Medical Centre in Kabul
Aschiana School, Kabul		Girls' School in Kandahar		Children playing in Ghazni