Hasn institutional care largely been abandoned in the developed countries?
Successful examples of institutional childcare do exist in developed countries. Although there is an increase in programs for child placement and foster family care, there are abundant problems in that system as well (review regular headlines regarding children lost, unmonitored or abused through social services placements). No system is perfect. With no social services system in place in Afghanistan, group settings like IOC Orphan Centers are a necessity.
