Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterViolence against Afghan children rising: U.N (Reuters)
Published 11/23/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
Reuters - Violations of children's rights are increasing in Afghanistan with more attacks against schools, more children killed and more evidence of child sexual abuse, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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