Friday, April 4, 2008

Afghan girl, 10, leads ragtag group of orphans to Canadians for medical help

THE CANADAIN PRESS
1 DAY AGO

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — From down a dusty path reputed to be the second-most dangerous road in the world, a heart-wrenching sight emerged to greet Canadian soldiers Thursday - a group of orphaned children led by a girl of no more than 10 came in search of medical care.

The girl, an emerald-green scarf around her head, carried a toddler in her arms as they made their way tentatively toward a police sub-station manned by Canadian soldiers and Afghan police officers, in the heart of the treacherous Panjwaii district, birthplace of the Taliban.

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