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Psychological damage
The scars of war in Afghanistan were not limited to
physical destruction. Psychological damage of war on
Afghan’s young generation is also considerable.
Unfortunately, children are among the main victims. As
we know children are very vulnerable and dependent. They
are developing not only physically but mentality and
emotionally. The sudden and violent onset of
emergencies, the disruption of families and community
structures deeply affect the physical and psychological
wellbeing of children. These impacts include withdrawal
from social contact and activities such as playing,
laughing, and expressing emotions. The damage is
translated into sadness, feeling of guilt, aggression,
sleeping difficulties, nightmares and so on.
Unfortunately Afghan children are deeply affected by
psychological impacts of years war. Some Afghan families
describe their children as aggressive and intolerant
towards each other which is considered a direct impact
of war on Afghan Children because they grew up in years
of fighting, bombing, shooting that emotionally damaged
them and their innocence.
Afghan young generations have been deeply influenced by
two decades of war. Most of them cannot read or write a
simple sentence, while on the other hand those same
children can easily use sophisticated weapons. This
impact can be realized through the simple choice of
instruments such as weapon tanks and bomb in the form of
playing toy.
The severe psychological wounds that long years of war
inflicted on Afghan children and young generations can
and is scaring them for life. Therefore, it's very
important that Afghan education authorities assign
psychologists in Afghan schools to help those children
recover from long living nightmares.
These pictures describe very well the psychological
impacts of war on Afghan children and young generations.
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