Afghanistan at the crossroads: Street kids turn from beggars to beauticians

KABUL, Afghanistan, November 12 (UNHCR) – Every day, Afghan children ply the streets of Kabul selling anything from newspapers to chewing gum, phone cards and plastic bags. Some station themselves at busy junctions and weave through traffic waving a can of smoking coal to ward off the evil eye. Others simply beg from passing strangers.

Afghanistan at the crossroads: Street kids turn from beggars to beauticians
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