Najila (8), Khafisa (10), and Nazanine (7) live with their mother in a tent, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Kabul. Their home was destroyed by the Taliban during the civil war, and their father was murdered. Najila wants to become a teacher, Khafisa a doctor, and Nazanine an architect. Amongst the three of them, they only have one notebook and three pencils.