Afghan woman gives hope to addicts

Published October 9, 2012

Laila Haidari, an Afghani woman is using $26,000 borrowed from friends to launch a daring project to aid Afghans addicted to opium. She runs a Kabul restaurant that employes recovered drug addicts. The Taj Begum restaurant serves an array of Afghan, Iranian and Turkish dishes while operating simultaneously as a shelter, while the Mother Camp provides a place for the addicts to live and recover.

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