Joyce Fegan: Our heartbreak for Afghans is useless unless we act

"Shaming ourselves for our better fortune is pretty much as useless to people in Afghanistan as being immobilised by our feeling of powerlessness. So what's a decent citizen to do?"

An Afghan family enter into Pakistan through a border crossing point in Chaman. Chaman is a key border crossing between the two countries, with thousands of people from both normally crossing daily. Picture: AP 

Heartbreak is a privilege.

While watching men fall from planes as women burn their degrees and mothers shroud their young daughters, our hearts break.