Australia's task prolonging and new hope for orphaned children in Afghanistan

Australia's commander of operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan, Air Vice Marshal Tim Innes, recently announced Australia would be staying in Afghanistan for another three years, bringing their total time in the country to 18 years.

Children play at the Australian embassy in Kabul Source: SBS

As the battle to suppress insurgency continues throughout Afghanistan, behind the walls of several shelters in the same areas, children are fighting against adversity in the hope of a brighter future.

Funded with the help of Australians, more than 900 young Afghans have a chance of inheriting a safer nation.