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Afghanistan / Pakistan: Parents' anguish turns to joy on seeing their children again

How would you feel if your children had been missing for over a year?

In this short video, a family is tearfully rejoined with their two young sons who disappeared in July 2014.

After more than a year without any news, the ICRC, together with the Pakistan Red Crescent and Afghan Red Crescent Society, reunited the children who were in Peshawar with their family in Jalalabad.

Learn more on the ICRC's work reuniting families around the world.

Did you know:

Children and schools are protected in war

International humanitarian law protects children from violence, recruitment and forced displacement - and safeguards their right to education. Schools must never be attacked or used for military purposes. The ICRC helps reunite separated families and supports children’s access to education, so that even amid conflict, every child can learn and grow in safety.

Learn more about protecting education in conflict