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'Witness to War' airs on CNN International on July 30th at 8pm, July 31st at 1am, August 1st at 3pm, August 2nd at 1am and 10pm and August 3rd at 10am (HKT).

'Witness to War' sees a team of six CNN correspondents provide an unique, first-hand account of the horrors of conflict - from civil war, to the war on terror and the recent offensive in the Swat valley - in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The unparalleled one-hour documentary allows them to draw on their years of experience living and working in the region, as they answer several critical questions, including: What effect does the ever-present violence have on people's psyches? What danger does the constant conflict pose to the world? And, how difficult is it to report from a region where journalists are often targets?

They also investigate the human cost of conflict, discussing the stories they covered and the people they met that most profoundly affected them. They look at the reality of life in refugee camps, examine how children are impacted by the instability, and perhaps most importantly, discuss whether there's any hope for the future.

Some of their stories appear below. For more of this candid and revealing look at journalism in one of the world's most dangerous areas, watch 'Witness to War' on CNN International.

Atia Abawi
Correspondent based in Kabul

Is there any one event or individual that sticks in your mind?
"I got out of the car and there's a group of farmers, former poppy farmers. They saw me get out of the car. I did get the look of, who is this person? But the second that I talked to them, said hello to them in Dari, these looks of confusion and wonderment melted into looks of relief. They were just so excited that I spoke their language and they all opened up to me. Men that I was told to be fearful of, became just men who just wanted to express themselves and their needs and their wants. One gentleman told me that: Please send my message to the world. Tell them that we don't want guns and bombs. If you want to help Afghanistan, give us projects like this. Help us this way. This will make the Taliban disappear. Those were his words and that goes to show you too that not all these guys are scary guys. They just want their message told."

Stan Grant
Correspondent based in Abu Dhabi  

As a journalist, how do you separate yourself, the thoughts of your own children from the faces of children you meet?
"Of course I feel for these kids, because I have kids of my own. And any father can't help but be moved by what you see here. It's heartbreaking. It's heartbreaking, and I don't know what the future for these children is. I don't know. I don't know what they'll do in the future. I don't know if their country is going to have peace. 30 years of war, what will the next 30 years bring? I don't know. I look into the faces of these children, are they the next generation of insurgents, of Taliban? Are they going to grow up to hate my children?"

Nic Robertson
Senior International Correspondent based in London  

Is there any one event or individual that sticks in your mind?
"One of the strongest images that I remember was this old man in a burned-out building. It was a mud building and it was a windy day, and there were dark clouds over the sky. I remember he was digging through the rubble of this building. And he was pulling out from this burned rubble of a mud house, this torn-apart, battered, twisted metal frame of a bed. And the wind was blowing the dust through, and his family were cowering in what was left of the building, these broken-down walls, his wife and several children. And what I saw that day with that man picking through the burnt-out, crumbled remains of his house, was that utter resilience of the Afghan people. Here was a man who had endured, at that stage, more than 20 years of conflict. He had a family. His house had been burnt to the ground and he was trying to retrieve whatever was left of it, because that was all that was left for him."

Reza Sayah
Correspondent based in Islamabad

Can you tell me what the daily routine is for people in these villages?
"It's a primitive lifestyle. We've been to some of these local villages. The homes are made out of mud. It's very hot. It's one of the most mountainous and rugged regions in the world and these are people that have been born - these are people who were born to fight, you know, for ages. Their way of life is fighting. And it's interesting, when they build a home, one of the first things that they do is build a watchtower. So most homes you see a watchtower and that's for them to go up and just look at the region to see if anyone's coming at them, attacking them. And that gives you an idea of what their mindset is. Because for so many decades, even centuries, they've been targets of people who want to take over their region. So they've had a lot of practice of pushing people away. That's their lifestyle, they were born to fight."

Michael Ware
Correspondent based in Baghdad  

What story of a child that you met struck you the most?
"The way a lot of Afghans cut grass is by burning it. A 6-year-old boy and his 8-year-old brother were burning the grass. I didn't know that there were unexploded bombs in the grass. They detonated right next to the hotel, and we ran down and we found these two kids. I remember by the time we took them to the hospital, really just covered in blood, and when we got there, there was no medicine to give them, not even painkillers. The boy who we watched die, I gave him Advil because it was more than anyone else could give him. I can still remember his brother wailing. I remember that sound as I left that hospital. I can remember it right now. That's kids in war."

Ivan Watson
Correspondent based in Istanbul

What story of a child that you met struck you the most?
"A very sad story we covered was about these orphans who had to flee their orphanage in the Swat valley, because it was caught in the middle of the fighting this spring between Pakistani troops and Taliban fighters. And I sat with these kids and they were incredibly well-behaved and polite. They had wonderful manners. They'd seen really horrifying scenes. For example, I asked them, have you guys seen the Taliban, what's been the scariest thing that you guys have seen? And the kids responded, the suicide bombers. And then they started making motions like this (imitates explosion). So these children had actually seen and heard the impact of suicide bombers attacking the Pakistani army checkpost very close to their orphanage. It's an appalling thing to imagine for an 8- or 9-year-old person to see the aftermath of that, pieces of flesh littering the street in the bazaar right outside the shelter where you live and study and eat. I think that was really a terrifying thing to imagine, that kids would live and live with this knowledge and know what a suicide bomber is and even impersonate one."

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