Normalising special needs: the Kabul school offering hope

Fatima Khalil school has given some children the first taste of education - and love - in their lives

Laughter and excited chatter burst out of the colourfully painted classrooms. In a quiet garden schoolhouse amid the jam-packed Afghan capital, Kabul, pupils run around, study and play in the country's first official school for children with disabilities.

It's a far cry from what most of these children have previously experienced. For many, it's the first time in their lives they feel loved and accepted.