Children in Afghanistan, a country grappling with post-war reconstruction, are caught in a severe hunger crisis, forcing many to start working at an early age to support their families. Ibrahim Mohammadi, an eleven-year old boy in Kabul, has had to learn blacksmith skills while still in school to supplement his family's diminishing income. Mohamadi is learning these techniques at a local forge with blacksmith Mohamad Fahim, who says the young boy still has a long way to go. Afghanistan remains in the grip of a very serious hunger crisis, as nearly 80 percent of Afghans, some 30 million people, cannot afford a nutritious diet, according to John Aylieff, World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director for Afghanistan. Afghanistan is also seeing the sharpest rise in malnutrition ever recorded, with 1.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding mothers suffering from malnutrition and 3.5 million young children forecast to be malnourished as of this year, according to WFP. Shotlist: Kabul, Afghanistan - May 26, 2025: 1. Various of child blacksmith apprentice Ibrahim Mohamadi practicing blacksmithing skills; 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Ibrahim Mohamadi, child blacksmith apprentice (starting with shot 1/partially overlaid with shot 3): "My name is Ibrahim Mohamadi. I'm 11 years old. It's been one year since I've been working here in the forge. I'm a school student, in grade five, and I'm the second-best student in my class. I work here to support my family. My father is working with a handcart, and it saddens me. So, I want to help him. The iron inspires me when I look at it. When the iron is hit by the hammer, it becomes stronger. I think human beings are also like iron. The more pressure someone endures, the stronger he becomes."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 3. Various of Mohamadi practicing blacksmithing skills, blacksmith Mohamad Fahim working; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 4. Various of Mohamadi working with Fahim; 5. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Mohamad Fahim, blacksmith: "By the grace of god, he has learned a little bit. To become a blacksmith, he needs more time. Yes, he needs time."; 6. Various of Mohamadi practicing blacksmithing skills; 7. Various Mohamadi smashing coal; 8. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Ibrahim Mohamadi, child blacksmith apprentice (starting with shots 7-8): "I wake up early in the morning at 05:30. I wash my hands and face, and I arrive at my workplace in one and a half hours. When I work here and break the coal, my hands and feet sometimes ache. Then I have to rest for a day. When I see children at my age who don't have to work like me, I wish I also didn't have to work, but I have to."; 9. People at local workshops; 10. Various of forging, quenching in progress; 11. Mirror showing Mohamadi practicing blacksmithing skills UPSOUND (Dari) Ibrahim Mohamadi, child blacksmith apprentice (starting with shots 10-11): "I have five other members in my family, including my father, mother, a sister, and two brothers. I work here with the blacksmith. One of my brothers is at school, and the other one is working in Tamor Shahi Market."; 12. Various of Mohamadi washing hands, going to school. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]