document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=320,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\">    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"153453\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=958c7af9b806642686af0a350c77f3dd&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />immensely moving capture.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           hamesha | <a href=\"http://safrang.wordpress.com\" title=\"http://safrang.wordpress.com\">Homepage</a> | 11.24.06 - 6:00 pm | <a href=\"#153453\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"153460\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=302c3db51662317104ca948a046785d5&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />it's only a \"little drop in the bucket\", but I hope it will help a little (see <a href='http://the-viewpoint.blogspot.com/2006/11/on-afghan-children.html)' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://the-viewpoint.blogspot.co...-children.html)</a>.<br>Ciao<br>G.B.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           t-VP | <a href=\"http://www.the-viewpoint.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://www.the-viewpoint.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 11.24.06 - 7:06 pm | <a href=\"#153460\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"153477\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=b69929597c872b50054d2f4cb4ad93c0&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I felt bad for those children. They have so much to lose and so little to hope for. What's the root cause of all these miserable things ?<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Virgin Man | <a href=\"http://virgin-man.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://virgin-man.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 11.24.06 - 10:14 pm | <a href=\"#153477\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"153580\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=958c7af9b806642686af0a350c77f3dd&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />&#1583;&#1575;&#1587;&#1578;&#1575;&#1606; &#1705;&#1608;&#1578;&#1575;&#1607; &#1605;&#1575;&#1606;&#1583;&#1711;&#1575;&#1585; &#1607;&#1575;&#1606;&#1587; &#1705;&#1585;&#1740;&#1587;&#1578;&#1606; &#1570;&#1606;&#1583;&#1585;&#1587;&#1606; \"&#1583;&#1582;&#1578;&#1585;&#1705; &#1705;&#1576;&#1585;&#1740;&#1578; &#1601;&#1585;&#1608;&#1588;\" &#1585;&#1575; &#1576;&#1607; &#1740;&#1575;&#1583; &#1570;&#1583;&#1605; &#1605;&#1740;&#1583;&#1607;&#1583;<br /><span class=\"byline\">           hamesha | <a href=\"http://safrang.wordpress.com\" title=\"http://safrang.wordpress.com\">Homepage</a> | 11.26.06 - 7:05 pm | <a href=\"#153580\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"153601\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=beaa0b2bd72eba1bea734b2ba44080ee&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Dear Sohrab:<br>Hello and all the best regards, although it is really heart-breaking to see all these kinds of injustice and poverty in the world especially for the children, but, it is really inspiring to see great people like you keeping up their work. You remind me of a \"human\" in its real meaning.<br>Dear Sohrab, I have read your blog, it was so touching to me. May you accept to grant me the honor of your friendship, I would be very proud of that.<br><br>Regards<br>Hossein Ataei<br>University of Southern California(USC)<br>Los Angeles, California<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Hossein Ataei | <a href=\"http://kheylikoochiktarazin.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://kheylikoochiktarazin.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 11.27.06 - 1:49 am | <a href=\"#153601\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"153822\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />that picture is sooooooooo sad<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Anonymous | 11.29.06 - 8:20 am | <a href=\"#153822\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"154175\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />This picture will stay with me.<br>Thank you.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           anon | 12.02.06 - 1:41 am | <a href=\"#154175\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"156062\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=151c6dc3ff891c44c2cbc82acbdb608e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />What a poignant picture .. your posts are extremely painful to read. What is wrong with the men over there? They are truly sick. These stories should be in the mainstream press - why isn't the world being told of this horror? Why isn't it being stopped? It's too painful to bear, how on earth do you bear it? I've read most Afghanis have guns. It's obvious they should use them more! (sorry, but if it were my daughter ...). Love your blog but can't read it too often, it hurts too much. Please stay safe.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           betsy | 12.16.06 - 11:11 am | <a href=\"#156062\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161992\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=1fe7a88320e66bbb6bbea9a385088f5e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />It is true sometimes that words are not enough... Thanks for bringing to the world so many touching pictures.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Alphast | <a href=\"http://www.marelles.net/\" title=\"http://www.marelles.net/\">Homepage</a> | 01.25.07 - 6:00 pm | <a href=\"#161992\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"165643\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=7368ccc487795d0ba2282b548e6e6c60&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />It brought tears in my eyes….. 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