Afghan children transported to Prague for heart operations

Three children from Afghanistan have arrived in the Czech Republic, where they will undergo essential heart surgery. The youngest of the children is one and a half; the others are aged six and eight. The three arrived in Prague on a Czech Army plane carrying field hospital staff and chemical weapons specialists home from Kabul. The children, who are accompanied by family members, are expected to remain in the Czech Republic for one to three months. Over 110 children from crisis zones have received treatment in the Czech Republic since 1993.