In Kabul, this local cafe offers a rare refuge for kids working on the streets. It provides ice cold water and free, nutrient-rich meals three times a day to at least 45 Afghan street kids who are a part of the Hospitality for Humanity program.
August 19, 2022, 5:12 AMNine-year-old Zarlasht says she cried when her mother first cut her hair.
"I am always scared going out to do some work," she tells ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell, who spoke with Zarlasht through a translator and followed her as she navigated part of a day in her life in Kabul. While she says she hasn't faced anything as dangerous so far, she fears of one day being kidnapped. "I don't know what will happen," she says.
The few rooms have become a clean and safe space where Afghan street working children can more comfortably be themselves. Kids draw and leaf through picture books. Instead of competing for spare change on the traffic-congested streets, the boys and girls sit together and play rock-paper-scissors.In the cafe, teachers also lead classes to practice writing, reading, and other skills at a time where many girls in the country have been unable to attend formal school for close to a year.
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