General Article Afghanistan: war shatters bodies and souls. Four decades of war shatters nations.

Topic Selected: War and Conflict Book Volume: 401

Kabul (ICRC) – The scars of war last generations. Destroyed buildings can one day be rebuilt, but shattered limbs do not regrow. Children re-live trauma long after the bomb blasts subside. Family members killed leave a permanent void.

The people of Afghanistan have lived through 40 years of conflict. In my years as the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross I have seen agony, suffering and despair in many of the world’s war zones. But I cannot begin to express how deeply fo...

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