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Trapped beneath the rubble for three days after the Afghanistan earthquake.

Following a devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, War Child and its partners, with FCDO support, are helping families rebuild their lives.

Across 28 shelters, War Child and its partners are providing children and families with safety, care and support.

With support from the UK government through UK Aid Match, young people are gaining skills that help prevent child labour and early marriage.

From conflict to displacement to environmental disaster, Afghan children are enduring it all. Find out how War Child with our partners are supporting earthquake survivors and returnees on the ground.

We are calling on the authorities in Afghanistan to allow humanitarian organisations to allow both men and women to work so we can continue to support the children who need to access vital services.

Wakil, aged 16, lives in Afghanistan with his family. As Wakil was on the verge of dropping out of school, he met War Child Case Management Workers who referred him to a project which provided cash assistance.

Following the death of his father, Jawad had no choice but to embark on a long and treacherous journey from Afghanistan to Iran to try and provide for his family.

At just 15 years old, Ahmad had no choice but to embark on the long and treacherous journey from Afghanistan to Iran in search of work to support his family. A journey no child should ever be forced to make.

War Child UK, the specialist charity for children affected by conflict, has warned that while the world is focused on the pandemic and the race to roll out a vaccine, some of the world’s worst and most violent conflicts are slipping out of control.  

Coronavirus is creating a children’s emergency, dragging alarming numbers of boys and girls into poverty and child labour in conflict-affected countries.

Every day, 11 unaccompanied children trudge across the border between Afghanistan and Iran.