But here and on other family-operated farms, children as young as 5 grow up in the driver's seat of machines many times their size, doing work that is deeply embedded in rural traditions but that also contributes to injuring thousands of children and teenagers every year and killing an estimated 100 more.
"The injuring of innocent children who are studying for a better future is appalling" said Dr. Marzio Babille, UNICEF's Representative to Iraq.
In addition, the gun replicas have killed or injured thousands of children around the country in cases in which the victims were accidentally shot by relatives or friends.
In these and a growing list of other school districts nationwide, school officials cite injured feelings of children and the increased possibility of a lawsuit if children are physically hurt.
"Today's direct attack on an English language class in Kabul, which killed or critically injured dozens of children aged between the ages of 16 and 18, is deplorable.
In Idlib, to the northwest of the country, heavy violence reportedly killed and injured scores of children and women and displaced an estimated 100,000 civilians in the past few weeks.
Today's direct attack on an English language class in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed or critically injured dozens of children aged between the ages of 16 and 18, is deplorable.
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"Armed conflicts frequently occur in urban settings when explosive weapons such as artillery, mortars, rockets, improvised explosive devices and aircraft bombs are used in these areas – they kill or injure large numbers of children.
Prince Mohammed was rightly enraged at the Houthi rebels' attempted missile attack on Riyadh in December, but retaliated with a 10-day barrage of indiscriminate air strikes on civilian areas, killing and injuring hundreds, including dozens of children.
