Three children killed daily in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: At least three children are killed in Afghanistan every day in attacks, bombings and armed clashes between insurgents and US/NATO occupying forces, Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM),a non-governmental organization said on Wednesday.

ARM Director Ajmal Samadi told news media that at least three children were killed daily in 2009 in incidents related to the war, the worst year since October 2001.

More than 1,050 Afghan children, who are the main victims of the war, were killed by booby-trap bombs from previous conflicts or in Pentagon-NATO air attacks in 2009.

Meanwhile, winter threatens hundreds of thousands of Afghans, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, which said aid is needed urgently, as temperatures are expected to fall again. Kabul, Prensa Latina