Kabul is "safer than London and New York" says Nato official
Children may be safer growing up in Kabul than they are in London, Glasgow or New York, a Nato official said.
Mark Sedwil, who is Nato's top civil representative told the young audience of CBBC's Newsround the Afghan capital was better for young people than many Western cities, despite being in a country at war.
"Here in Kabul and other big cities [in Afghanistan] actually there are very few of these bombs.
"Most children can go about their lives in safety," he said.
But some Kabul children interviewed spoke of their fears, and Save the Children said the claim was "wrong and misleading".
Sohrad, a 16-year-old student, told Newsround: "Because of explosions happening in the city, it is frightening when we come to school. We are afraid of explosions in the school."
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office website advises against all but essential travel to parts of Afghanistan, and that nobody visits the areas worst-hit by fighting.
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