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July 13, 2011
Source: Catholic Culture
Editor's Note: It looks as if the Jesuit Order which has already been involved in several high profile child molestation scandals around the world is now trying to gain a foothold in Afghanistan.
The vast majority of Afghans want peace, according to Father Stan Fernandes, an Indian Jesuit who directs the Jesuit Refugee Service in the strife-torn nation.
“The rebels are about 10,000, but attract the attention of the international community,” he told the Fides news agency. “Our mission is to give voice and hope to 99.9% of the Afghan population, who struggle every day with all their heart to go forward and to build a better tomorrow.”
“Children and young people are tired of war and very few of them have the opportunity to go to school,” he added. Jesuits are now teaching 600 students at a technical high school in Heart, 3,000 university students in Herat, Bamiyan, and Kabul, and 200 elementary school students who are refugees in Sohadat.
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