Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty

STORY: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: BAMYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Afghan childre playing football 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): AMIR HUSSAIN, Afghan boy 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): TAZAHIR, Afghan boy 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): AHMAD BEHZAD, Provincial directorate of Physical Education and Sport in Bamyan STORYLINE: Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Hussain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. Hussain, 14, lives in central Afghanistan's Bamyan Valley where the famous Buddhas of Bamyan stand. Although the old-fashioned TVs, which have been used for several years there, can receive sports channels, few children in the village have the chance to stay up all night watching a football match. Despite the setback, Hussain's determination remained unshakable. At a small flat ground near his