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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Email Print Reprints Read Saudi king to seek medical treatment in U.S. 21 Nov 2010 UPDATE 2-US has no plans to retreat from traveler patdowns 21 Nov 2010 U.S. says open to North Korea talks despite nuclear advances | 2:19am EST Officials begin work on Irish bailout details | 1:41am EST Economists worried about U.S. inflation: survey 12:05am EST Discussed 174 Obama’s Democrats in disarray over expiring tax cuts 115 Analysis: Europe is next test for weakened Obama 96 Sweet drinks, sales tax targeted to cut deficit Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 Japanese Tourism Bra Wed, Nov 10 2010 Children safer in Afghan cities than NYC: NATO envoy Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Jonathon Burch KABUL (Reuters) - Children are probably safer growing up in Afghanistan's major cities, including the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, than in London, New York, or Glasgow, NATO's top civilian envoy to Afghanistan has said. Mark... Related News Afghan withdrawal timeline "irrational": Taliban Sun, Nov 21 2010 Afghan withdrawal timeline "irrational": Taliban Sun, Nov 21 2010 Few Afghans know reason for war, new study shows Fri, Nov 19 2010 Afghan transition puts civilians at risk-report Thu, Nov 18 2010 Afghan timeline seen fraying under military pressure Thu, Nov 18 2010 Analysis & Opinion Bring on the tanks, they’ll come to like them in Afghanistan Ahead of Lisbon, soul-searching in Pakistan Related Topics World » U.S. » Afghanistan » United Nations » Amirzada, a three-year-old Afghan boy displaced by floods nearly two months earlier, sits on his bicycle near his family tent at a relief camp in Charsadda, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province September 28, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood By Jonathon Burch KABUL | Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:31am EST KABUL (Reuters) - Children are probably safer growing up in Afghanistan's major cities, including the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, than in London, New York, or Glasgow, NATO's top civilian envoy to Afghanistan has said. Mark Sedwill's comments were made during an interview to be aired on Monday on Children's BBC Newsround, a popular British daily current affairs program aimed at children. Children living in the Afghan capital Kabul had told the show's presenter they felt unsafe on the streets because of the risk of bombs. But Sedwill dismissed their fears. "Here and in Kabul and the other big cities, actually, there are very few of those bombs," he said. "The children are probably safer here than they would be in London, New York or Glasgow or many other cities," he said, according to comments released by CBBC before the show was aired. "It's a very family-orientated society, so it is a little bit like a city of villages," he said. His remarks, which will feature in a two-part series exploring the lives of children in Afghanistan, were rejected as misleading by an expert from the aid group Save the Children. "One in five children die before they get to the age of five. So to say it's safer to live in London, New York or Glasgow is daft," said a representative from Save the Children, who requested anonymity so he could speak freely. "Sedwill's overall message that life is village-like gives a sense of comfort or of a safe environment. It is not like that in Afghanistan, it is dangerous for children, it's an insecure place." U.N. figures show Afghan children are often the victims of a worsening conflict, with 1,795 children killed or injured as a result of the war from September 2008 through August 2010. Violence across Afghanistan is at its worst since the Taliban were overthrown by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in late 2001, with civilian and military casualties at record levels. DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN A report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in November 2009 said Afghanistan was the most dangerous country to be born in. It has the highest infant mortality rate in the world and two-thirds of the population lacks access to clean water. Forty-three percent of the country was virtually off-limits to aid agencies due to poor security, the UNICEF report said, making it difficult to carry out health campaigns for children. Another U.N. report on Afghanistan in September said "children and women are increasingly bearing the brunt of the conflict." 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