Takeaways from AP's reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia
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Eduwin Calambas Fernandez, coordinator of Kiwe Thegnas, which refers to Indigenous Guard in the Nasa Yuwe language, in Canoas, an Indigenous reserve in northern Cauca, Colombia, poses for a photo on July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nadge Mazars)Patricia Elago Zetty, an Indigenous guard, poses for a photo with her staff and a small photo of her son on it July 16, 2025, in Caldono, Colombia. (AP Photo/Nadge Mazars)As a graduation ceremony begins, participants stand to honor the Nasa Indigenous and Indigenous guard anthems July 18, 2025, in Manuelico village, Caldono, Colombia. (AP Photo/Nadge Mazars)Teenagers and young adults receive an Indigenous guard vest and a folding chair at the end of the graduation ceremony on July 18, 2025, in Manuelico village, Caldono, Colombia. (AP Photo/Nadge Mazars)Fields of coca plants, grown for illicit use, are visible near a school July 18, 2025, in Manuelico village, Caldono, Colombia. (AP Photo/Nadge Mazars)
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Eduwin Calambas Fernandez, coordinator of Kiwe Thegnas, which refers to Indigenous Guard in the Nasa Yuwe language, in Canoas, an Indigenous reserve in northern Cauca, Colombia, poses for a photo on July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nadge Mazars)
