The National Dialogue on the Vulnerability of Children from War and Violence was held

The National Dialogue on Children's Vulnerability from War and Violence was held in the presence of Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, The State Minister for Peace, Zuhra Mutahar Ahmadzai, Deputy of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), representatives of civil society organizations, human rights activists, war victims, and government officials. The purpose of this discourse is to draw attention of society toward impact of war and violence on children.
‎‏ At the beginning, Dr. Alema, Deputy Minister for Human Rights and Civil Societies at the state Ministry for Peace, referring to International Refugee Day said that children had been the most vulnerable group during the four decades of war and migration.
‎‏She added: Reports indicate that an average of nine children are killed every day by roadside bombs, suicide attacks and war in Afghanistan. Taking into account the current situation and needs, the state Ministry for Peace has been able to hold a national dialogue on the vulnerability of children from violence and war in various meetings, inviting civil societies and human rights activists.
‎‏ The state Minister for Peace, Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, appreciated the President's attention to the protection of children's rights, and said that the forty-three years of war had taken a lot from Afghanistan.
‎‏ He said: War and violence have not only harmed the current generation, but also harmed the future of the country which is children, unfortunately the consequences will be a heavy burden on society for years to come.
‎‏ The State Minister for Peace also stated that children are in fact the human capital of any society.
Mr. Naderi said: Currently, tens of thousands of children are effected by war and economic problems, and by recruiting children and using them in the trenches by terrorist groups, they are immensely harmed. In recent years, nearly twenty million children are worried about their future, and this represents a humanitarian disaster.  For this reason, the state Ministry for Peace Affairs has organized a national dialogue to protect the rights of children in order to attract national and international attention in this regard.
‎‏ He also said that the only way to cure and prevent the catastrophe is to stop the violence and an immediate ceasefire. The permanent solution to the war is only the negotiating table. The Taliban must show that they are committed to protecting the lives, rights and future of children, and that they are committed to our Islamic and national ethics in protecting children from the consequences of war and violence.
‎‏ Zuhra Mutahar Ahmadzai, Deputy of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) continued the program by saying that the war had caused a lot of unrest in the country and that children in the area had suffered a lot.
‎‏She said: Afghanistan is an Islamic country and Islam has given the most value to children.  Violence has not only taken the lives of our children, but they have also been subjected to hard labor, drugs and all kinds of illegal acts under the pressure of losing their head of household due to economic problems. It is the duty of the government and the people to work together to get rid of this problem and to protect the rights of children.
‎‏Mufti Rahimullah Hanafi, head of Islamic education at the Ministry of Hajj and Religious affairs, said that the sacred religion of Islam has given special rights to children before and after birth. He stated that all the Fiqas in Islamic religion and sayings of the Mujtahids consider killing and torturing children a crime.
‎‏Benafsha Yaqubi, commissioner of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, expressed concerns about the escalation of violence against children, saying that the only solution to prevent further harm to children is unconditional ceasefire so that the country could achieve lasting peace in a peaceful environment.
‎‏Farzana Asghari, the sister of Shaheed Raihana Asghari, a student at Sayed-ul-Shuhada School, and Tariq Safi, a family member of one of the victims of the recent Logar terrorist attack, expressed concern that violence against children was increasing and said they wanted the government and the Taliban to end the war and end the innocent people casualties who are not involved in the war.
‎‏Following this discussion, in a specialized panel on children's vulnerability to war and ways to prevent it in the country with the presence of Zadran Babrakzai, Head of Children Rights Protection of the Independent Human Rights Commission, Zarqa Yaftali, Civil Society Representative, Mujeeb Khelwatgar, Executive Director of Nai, Masoma Behzad from the Ministry of Education and Associate Professor Mohammad Arif Ataye, Deputy Chairman of the General Assembly of the Ulema Council of Afghanistan, discussed and presented their strategies to prevent harm to children.
‎‏At the end, the discourse was featured in an exhibition of Afghan children paintings on the theme of peace