The defiant skate kids of Afghanistan
Last week four children from an Afghani skateboarding charity were killed in a Taleban bomb
Back in July, during the heady build-up to the Olympics, you may have read an article in Times2 about Skateistan, an innovative, exciting charity that is encouraging children to take up skateboarding in Afghanistan. Skateistan’s founder, Oliver Percovich, came to London to pick up an award at the Beyond Sport summit on behalf of the 400 Afghan teenagers learning nollies and kickflips along with their lessons.
Last week four of them were killed in a Taleban bomb attack in Kabul’s embassy district, where they worked on the street selling scarves and bracelets. The suicide bomber who killed them was also a teenager, carrying his lethal load in his backpack.
“She was always telling us to be brave like the boys, then no one would dare to touch us,” said a girl who skateboarded with 14-year-old Khorshid, w… [more]
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