9News . Denver Family Helping Children in Afghanistan

Article and Interview by: Cheryl Preheim . July 7 2004

DENVER – Thousands of children have been seriously hurt in the violence in Afghanistan. Many children have lost their arms and legs in land mine explosions. A family in Denver is trying to help.

Khadija Omar, 74, and her daughter, Hassina, are raising money to buy wheelchairs for these children.

In June they delivered 70 of them to children in need. They are selling a book about the late Dr. Abdullah Omar, their husband and father. He was the minister of Public Health in Afghanistan. When the Russians invaded in the late 1970s he was taken political prisoner. The book is his memoir from his time in prison. It is $10.00 and all the proceeds go to the efforts to buy wheelchairs. If you are interested in buying a book or making donations you can send a check to:

Handicapped Children of Afghanistan

UMB Bank
707 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80206