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Skateistan brings hope to Afghan youth

Report: Natalie Carney, Kabul, Afghanistan September 2, 2015

Under a cloud of limited opportunities and bleak prospects, children in Kabul are taking their future into their own hands – by skateboarding. Skateistan is a charity project that teaches children aged five to 17 to Ollie, boardslide and shove-it - along with other educational programs at the world’s first co-educational skateboarding school.

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