Maria has been selling berries to make money for her family. She was 10 years old, and hopeful to finish her school and eventually find a job to support her family. Today, I have been looking for photos of a trip that I had to then Northern part of Salang pass, Baghlan and came across Maria’s photo. For a while I gazed at her picture and at her sweetly innocent smile, I was reminded of her hopes and many other children’s hope for future; a future that is now seems bleak and dire.
