Sometimes it comes up with elaborate cover stories for the families to tell their neighbors back in Afghanistan to explain the missing children.

CNN: Wounded Afghan sisters find hope in U.S.

People gave names to things so they could tell stories about them, goddam fairy tales about children who got out alive.

NEWYORKER: Deniers

Older former residents of children's homes would not have been able to tell their stories if the original terms of the region's historical abuse investigation had not been redrawn last year to extend the start date of the time period covered from 1945 to 1922.

BBC: Sir Anthony Hart