MEDIA GALLERY
Children of conflict
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In conflicts that currently plague parts of the world, children turn out to be the worst victims. Be it Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine or Pakistan, children continue to suffer in ways more than one. The context of conflict that they grow up in not only damages their childhood but also leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and a poignant life ahead.
Azmatullah, an internally displaced boy, who was fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, waits outside a registration point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, October 24, 2009. Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said on Saturday. — Reuters/Akhtar Soomro