Word: dimmer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these places, the shock of seeing children fighting fades. It's like entering a darkened room: rather quickly the eyes adjust to a dimmer light. The mind grows accustomed to the sight of a little boy among the men, wearing the same uniform, carrying the same weapon, walking with the same tired swagger. It is from a distance that the reality of child soldiers appalls. Even people living close to the fighting find it easier to forget. Hamed Karzai, the urbane spokesman of the Afghan rebel government, spends most of his time mediating between rival mujahedin factions. Sipping...