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into armed groups.

It is clinically noted how war effects the mind and lives of adults who are subjected to death, killings, battles and war in general. So considering the mind of a grown adult, able to make rational decisions and obtain help, where do these children find the help to heal their scars? Who is here to speak for them, act for them and provide relief from the pain and anguish they've witnessed and many have possibly caused?

The next time you place your hand over your child's vision so they cannot see the minor love scene occurring on the TV screen before them, ponder the atrocities that a child involved in military is being subjected to. Who is there to block their vision from pain and death?

Just what is our responsibility, the world's responsibility as members of the freethinking world, have to rehabilitating these children from the horrors they have witnessed? I'll let you ponder this question whilst I give you some background on the reasoning and atrocities of using children in armed combat.

WHO IS ALLOWING CHILDREN TO BE INVOLVED IN ARMED COMBAT?

We're not talking just about militant groups or terrorists. We're also talking about government armed forces too. Worldwide, more than 300,000 children are fighting as soldiers in government and militant groups at the one time. Considering that there are only 500,000 children to be known in active fighting, what is happening to the other 200,000?

Regulations have tried to be put into place by human rights activists and labor law sanctions, but trying to get them acted upon is the difficult part. Many turn a blind eye, offer threats and warnings but little is done to prevent children being used in armed forces.

The United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan have been known to rely and depend on information obtained from local militia and warlords. This militia is known to use child labor, the warlords are known to have children working for them, but the topic is not approached in order to not get them offside. Vital information is required from these groups. These groups also d not respond to sanctions, they're a law unto themselves. They have too much freedom and too much knowledge to create waves about children soldiers they abuse and manipulate.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE KIDS AFTER WAR?

The children recruited as soldiers, those that survive that is are usually left with severe mental health problems. When a military group is beaten, the children are usually left behind. The family they were involved

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