The Future of Afghanistan…

When I saw this young child walking alone down a busy street in Afghanistan, it seemed like the whole weight of Afghanistan’s future was being carried on those tiny shoulders. What was in the bag–I wanted to know–that was causing this child to grimace with each small step? Unaccustomed to seeing young children running daily errands in the bazaar, I felt compelled to take this picture. I also wanted to remember the faces of all the Afghan children I met along the way–the inheritors of over three decades of war. A NYTimes video from this week looks at the unexplained and tragic hunger crisis affecting Afghanistan’s youth…