A young Afghan refugee dangles a cigarette from his mouth outside his temporary shelter in Kabul. Yes, its quite real, the little one would soon be lighting it and puffing the smoke.
Is the picture not enough to shake the international communities who are working towards the welfare of these children?
We all know that Afghanistan is a hub of opium production and heroin trade.
Infants too are drenched into this vicious circle of addition and they are inheriting drug addiction in the womb itself. And when he cries, he is calmed with specks of opium diluted in tea.
This is the hidden face of addiction in Afghanistan. Is anybody listening or still waiting for a silent but creeping cyclone?
