Assad, six, from Khost Province in Afghanistan. ‘I get scared when I hear the helicopters come closer at night,’ he says . ‘I learned how to use a gun so I can protect myself. I don’t know how to read or write, but I hope I can go to school next year. There are many robbers here, that’s why we have dogs and guns to be safe. But there’s nothing we can do about the drones and helicopters. I’m afraid every night.’ Last year, the UN recorded 927 child deaths and 2,135 injuries from fighting in Afghanistan. In the first half of 2019, 327 children were killed and 880 wounded.