Refugee Children Photograph by Muhammed Muheisen, AP   Afghan refugee children play in an alley of a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad,Pakistan, on December 20. Why We Love It “Many photographers return from trips abroad with pictures of children, but few offer something beyond a cute smile or starving eyes. This image tells you more about the children’s daily life than most—the overturned carts serve as a playground for these children and perhaps shelter from the cold while waiting for their parents. Either way, this image has a refreshingly mysterious tone.”—Janna Dotschkal, assistant photo editor from Pictures We Love: Best of December (National Geographic Daily News)
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Refugee Children

Photograph by Muhammed Muheisen, AP  

Afghan refugee children play in an alley of a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad,Pakistan, on December 20.

Why We Love It

“Many photographers return from trips abroad with pictures of children, but few offer something beyond a cute smile or starving eyes. This image tells you more about the children’s daily life than most—the overturned carts serve as a playground for these children and perhaps shelter from the cold while waiting for their parents. Either way, this image has a refreshingly mysterious tone.”—Janna Dotschkal, assistant photo editor

from Pictures We Love: Best of December (National Geographic Daily News)