Pakistan is Running Out of Water
It’s 1 a.m. in a neighborhood in urban Pakistan. Everyone should be asleep. Instead, the streets and homes are buzzing with activity. But these families don’t have a choice — their lives depend on staying awake. Men and women wait in their doorways with stacks...
Afghanistan Update: “The food insecurity is staggering”
A child sifts through garbage and rubble, desperate for anything she can sell for a few cents. She should be in school, but how can she even think of education when her family hasn’t eaten in days? She ignores her stomach pains as she tosses a scrap of paper...
From the Field: Surviving winter as a child refugee
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan last summer displaced thousands of families. But it’s only the most recent in a series of conflicts that have driven people in the Middle East from their homes. In fact, people like Heba, a Syrian girl with special needs, have been...
Two brothers run for their lives
Asim closed his eyes, but he could still feel the machine gun his brother had jammed against his head. He waited for what felt like years for his brother to pull the trigger. His other brother, Rashid, shook with fear beside him. It was their worst nightmare … that...
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