She specializes in pediatrics and has done humanitarian aid work in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt and the Balkans. She is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Guardian, BBC News, The Washington Post, McClatchy Newspapers, The Independent and The Huffington Post. Her articles for The Guardian can be found here. Reporting for this piece was done during a trip to Pakistan in November 2012. Af-Pak, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, At War, Economy, Families, health, Pakistan, Substance abuse, Voices,