UN launches new Afghan board game

The game 'The Road to Peace' is being handed out by the thousands to children and refugee families in the war-torn, troubled nation

With the spin of a numbered wheel, an Afghan child might land in an ambush by turbaned gunmen. Another turn could lead a young player to the safety of a health clinic or classroom.
They are all scenarios 10-year-olds to 14-year-olds must confront in The Road to Peace, a colorful new board game unveiled on Thursday by the UN in an effort to educate local youngsters about Afghanistan's troubled past and future hopes.

Some 10,000 copies of the game are being handed out nationwide to war-affected children, former child soldiers and refugee families, said Adrian Edwards, spokesman for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

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