Pakistan's education system has never been laudable.  But things are poised to get worse.  Millions of children are having their education interrupted indefinitely.  What is the future for kids who lose their childhood to war?

It is a toxic mix of mental scarring, helplessness, and poverty that will drive some of these youth to fundamentalism and terrorism.  To prevent this, these children must be offered a proper education and a path to a succesful future.  If we do not, then the Taliban will abduct them or recruit them to become suicide bombers.  And if that happens, no matter how many battles we win, we'll still lose the war.