Afghan Women And Children Suffer In Kabul's Mental Institution [Getty Images]

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 30: Parwana, 5, who is mentally and physically handicapped, eats some cake off of the dirty floor at the Kabul women's mental institution, home for the mentally ill, September30, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Parwana and her sister, who is mentally retarded, were left at the gate of the home three and a half years ago by their parents. The home where 28 females live is part of Marastoon, a housing complex for Afghan's handicapped run by the Afghan Red Crescent Society. It has no running water or medical facility. After two decades of war Afghanistan is struggling to find the funds to help their most vulnerable people. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

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