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Afghanistan: Afghan children scarred by Israel-Iran conflicts

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As Israel-Iran clashes raged in June, Afghan children - newly uprooted and terrified - bear invisible wounds deeper than the rubble around them. Setayes is an Afghan refugee living in Iran to escape from the conflicts in her hometown, while the 12-day strikes from Israeli side against Iran in June broke the peaceful life. On June 13, Israel launched major air strikes on several areas in Iran, including nuclear and military sites, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and numerous civilians. One of the airstrikes landed right next to Setayes's home, sending the four-year-old crashing to the ground in terror and breaking her arm. According to Hamid, Setayes's father, the family had been in Tehran for six years, spent 12 sleepless nights under the raids. When his youngest daughter was injured amid the conflicts, he packed up and headed for the hometown. Setayes's two brothers also lived in fear during the airstrikes, spending nights sleeplessly, or awakened by explosions in the midnights. Shotlist: Afghanistan - July 23, 2025: 1. Various of girl with father, scar on arm; 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Setayes (transliteration), resident (full name not given): "I was playing in the yard when a bomb exploded. I fell and broke my arm. They took me to the doctor and bandaged my arm. I was so scared and kept crying. I hid in my father's arms to avoid the fear."; 3. Various of Setayes with father; 4. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Hamid (transliteration), resident (full name not given): "The explosions usually occurred around midnight; 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock or 3 o'clock in the morning. We and our neighbors were struggling under immense pressure. The windows were shaking, and we lived in fear every day."; 5. Various of Hamid with three children; 6. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Alem (transliteration), resident (full name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 6): "We were terrified during the Israel-Iran conflict. After my sister's arm was injured, we became even more terrified. I worried every moment that a missile would land on our house."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 7. Setayes; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 8. Various of children with father; 9. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Moussa (transliteration), resident (full name not given): "We cannot sleep all night, worried from night till dawn."; FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 27, 2025 10. Various of residential-commercial building destroyed in Israeli strike; FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 13, 2025 11. Various of black smoke billowing into sky. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV]

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