A PROMISE WHICH IS NOT KEPT

Some child soldiers said they received an informal education from their commanders, but many, like Daoud, dropped out of school and never went back. After missing out on an education, a child's reward for military service is often life-long poverty. Eventhough the leaders of different armed groups have promised to not recruit children, the practice is still going on.

-DEVAYANI SATHYAN

https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/04/stop-recruiting-child-soldiers-iraq