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Hopelessness is what's seen on the face of the majority of Afghan children. Having no proper shelter, no protection, no food to eat, bare fee they run on roads to beg a couple of pennies to live upon till the next day. The plight of Afghan Children is worse to be seen. Afghan Streets are in a way characterized by these children running here and there in search of their livelihood most of the time risking their lives.
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission by publishing a report has expressed deepest worries about the plight of Children Suffering and a sharp "increase" in cases of violence against them.
The Commission says that the continued insecurity in many parts of Afghanistan, has caused heavy casualties of children. Moreover, trafficking, rape, forced marriages and onerous tasks, are the main challenges Afghan children are going through.
Human Rights Commission, warning of negative impacts of insecurity on the lives of Afghan children has written that, 260 children have been killed due to suicide bombers, aerial bombardment and armed conflicts.
Hamideh Barmaki, Head of Department of protection of the rights of children in Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission says that the living conditions of children in this country are "discouraging".
Ms. Barmaki, while warning of the consequences of inattention to children, emphasized that for the elimination of threats against children, required for all government agencies and NGOs in this field is to work together.
Afghan Human Rights Commission has also reported that the "illegal detention" of children as one of the biggest cases of violations of children's rights in Afghanistan continues.
Ms. Barmaki said: "We have statistics about children’s illegal detention by the police; while the majority of children are below the age of criminal responsibility, or they themselves have been victims."
She said: "We recorded 212 cases in 2009, of them three cases have been the illegal detention of children in Bagram prison."
Afghan Human Rights Commission has criticized the existing law in Afghanistan saying it has failed to protect and support the children in practice.
Commission officials say that with the assistance of foreign experts on children, they are working on the program of supporting Afghan children, but details about the program haven't been published.
