Afghan Boy, His Dog March for Peace

After losing his mother to war, 10-year-old Hikmatullah decided to join a peace movement, members of which have been walking hundreds of kilometers to different regions of Afghanistan since June with the message of peace and an end to violence. “A mortar hit our house and killed my mother. I joined the peace marchers because I don’t want other kids to see their mothers die,” Hikmatullah told VOA. Hikmatullah, who like many Afghans goes by one name, is calling on all warring sides in...

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